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ENGLISH RETAKE DOSSIER

All things are difficult

before they become easy

NAME:
CLASS GROUP:
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Vocabulary 1
Film types
action adventure animated comedy fantasy horror musical romantic comedy
science-fiction thriller war western

1 Find 12 film types in the wordsquare. 3 Read the film guide and circle the correct
words.
T H A F Y V I N M E I X A T
H A R V A D W A R L K W H G This week at Star Screens
R O M A N T I C C O M E D Y Screen One – Planet Gliese 581
I Y U D I P O T H J U S O L It’s the year 3000. The hero
L E S V M G C I A S F T A S
lives 2 million km from Earth on
planet Gliese 581.
L T I E A U U O R T I E E R
science-fiction / western
E J C N T O M N M H N R H U
R T A T E N R W V E M N O G Screen Two – Send Me a Postcard
An Englishman travels to Spain to
A H L U D H Q R P B D E R B
fight in the Spanish Civil War.
E S M R N F A N T A S Y R I
(1) romantic comedy / war
S C I E N C E F I C T I O N
C I R M E A S D W E U R R P
Screen Three – Holiday in Miami
A great film for all the family,
W I U Y P E F U R E I O X S with a lot of singing and dancing.
C S R P S N D R I O A W C V
(2) musical / thriller
Screen Four – Don’t Ask Granddad!
2 Match film posters 1–5 with the words in the
Two police oficers and their
box. granddad. A very funny film.
adventure animated fantasy (3) comedy / fantasy
romantic comedy thriller western
Screen Five – Terror in the Park
1
It’s Hallowe’en and someone –
or something – is in the park.
Frightening!
(4) adventure / horror
Screen Six – Mouse House 2
adventure More cartoon fun from the mice
who live behind the fridge.
2 3 (5) animated / action

EXTRA!
Complete the sentences for you.
1 My favourite film is .
It’s a(n) film.
2 The last film I saw was .
4 5 It’s a(n) film.
3 The worst film I saw was .
It’s a(n) film.
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Grammar 1
Present simple: aff ir mat i ve Present simple: questions and
and negative short answers
aff i r mat i ve questions and short answers

I like Do I watch? Yes, I do.

No, I don’t.
You like
Do you watch? Yes, you do.
He / She / It likes
No, you don’t.
We / You / They like
Does he / she / it watch? Yes, he / she / it does.
No, he / she / it doesn’t.
LOOK! Do we / you / they watch? Yes, we / you / they do.
The he / she / it forms are different.
No, we / you / they don’t.
He / She / It eats. NOT He / She / It eat.
He / She / It goes. NOT He / She / It go.
He / She / It studies. NOT He / She / It study. 3 Circle the correct words.
Do / Does you go to the cinema every
week?
1 Circle the correct words. Yes, I do / does.
1 Do / Does your cousins like animated films?
No, they don’t / doesn’t.
2 Do / Does your mum enjoy westerns?
Yes, she does / doesn’t.
3 Do / Does your friends buy films on DVD?
Yes, they do / don’t.
4 Do / Does you eat popcorn at the cinema?
No, I do / don’t.

I live / lives in Newcastle, England.

1 I often go / goes to the cinema with my Question wo rd s
friends.
2 My friend Erik like / likes the Empire
4 Complete the questions with the words in the
cinema. box.
3 It have got / has got 12 screens. How often What When Where
4 I prefer / prefers action films. Who Why
5 A film cost / costs £5.
Who is this
negative contracted f o r m actor? It’s Penelope Cruz.
I do not like don’t like 1 is she
from? She’s from Spain.
You do not like don’t like 2 is her
He / She / It does not like doesn’t like birthday? It’s on
28th April.
We / You / They do not like don’t like 3 is her
nickname? It’s Pe.
2 Complete the sentences with don’t or doesn’t. 4 does she
make a film? She makes
I don’t like fantasy films. a film at least once a year.
1 My best friend like war films. 5 do you like her? Because she’s
2 I go to the cinema on Fridays. a good actor and she’s beautiful.
3 We buy popcorn at the cinema.
4 My friends sit at the front of
the cinema.
5 Tom watch films on TV.
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Vocabulary 2
TV programmes
cartoon chat show comedy documentary drama game show reality show
soap opera sports programme the news

1 Find and circle ten TV programme words. 3

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oo e al i t y sho
t w Hi Max,
ar ss e w
ac p yr d
o
o d Thanks for your email
er r e
m
cu
p t about your favourite
spr

o m
o te
p o cw n TV programmes.
a g
o r o ar
s a h y My favourite
m s
t
m a programmes are
ed r ch
amag meshow cartoons / game shows
a because I like to answer the questions.
My sister loves (1) soap operas / the news.
2 Complete the puzzle. What is the mystery Her favourite is Hollyoaks. She watches
programme? it every night. It’s about teachers and
1
D R A M A students at a college. I think it’s ridiculous
– it isn’t like real life!
O
2 My mum loves (2) reality shows /
A T O documentaries, like Big Brother or X
U Factor - programmes which show real
3 people in real situations.
A E H W
My dad wants to know what is happening
E
in the world, so he watches (3) game
4
E E S shows / the news three times a day.
T My brother likes (4) dramas / sports
5
H T H W programmes because he loves football.

R My granddad prefers (5) comedies / the

news. He likes to laugh and he isn’t a very
Y serious person. What about your family?
1 A play for television, usually serious. Love,
2 A programme for children with pictures,
like Spiderman. Beth
3 People win prizes or money on this
programme.
4 A programme with information about 4 Complete the sentences for you.
events that are happening now.
1 I watch .
5 A programme where the presenter talks to
I like .
famous people.
2 My mum loves .
Her favourite is .
Mystery programme:
O U E T RY 3 My dad loves
because .
4 My friends prefer .
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Grammar 2
Adverbs o f frequency 4 Look at the table. Then circle the correct
answers.
1 Write the adverbs of frequency in the correct
order. Tom Lucy and Joe

always hardly ever never often eat breakfast Monday Saturday

sometimes usually Tuesday Sunday
Wednesday
100% (1) Thursday
Friday,
(2)
Saturday
ften Sunday
(3)
(4) have maths Monday, Monday
0% (5) Wednesday,
Friday
LOOK!
I always do my homework. ✓I
watch the – 8.00am
do always my homework. ✗I
news 6.00pm
am sometimes tired. ✓
I sometimes am tired. ✗

2 Circle the correct words.

go to the 11th October July and
My dad never watches / watches never dentist December
soap operas.
1 I usually watch / watch usually TV at the
weekend.
2 She turns off always / always turns off the
TV at night. Tom eats breakfast ... .
3 We never are / are never late for school. a every day b twice a week
4 My sister often uses / uses often the
computer to help with her homework. 1 Lucy and Joe eat breakfast... .
5 Interesting programmes sometimes are / a three times a week b twice a week
are sometimes on TV very late.
2 Tom has maths ... .
a every day. b three times a week.
3 Rewrite the sentences using the adverbs of
frequency in brackets. 3 Lucy and Joe have maths ... .
I am tired. (often) a once a week b twice a day
I am ften tired. 4 Lucy and Joe watch the news ... .
1 My mum watches the news. (always) a once a day b twice a day
5 Tom goes to the dentist ... .
2 We watch TV in the mornings. (sometimes) a once a year b once a month
6 Lucy and Joe go to the dentist ... .
3 Eva goes to the cinema. (often)
a twice a year b every month
4 They buy DVDs. (never)

5 I watch dramas. (hardly ever)

6 You are funny. (sometimes)

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Reading Writing
1 Read the text and circle the correct answers. A review
Liam is an actor / a student.
1 Iron Man is an American / a British film.
4 Think of your favourite film. Then complete
2 Tony Stark is an actor / an engineer. the notes about it.
Title:
Type of film:
What is it about?

Who are the characters?

What do the characters do?

Who are the actors?

Why do you like it?

What’s your favourite film?

This week, Liam from Brook High School 5 Now use the information from exercise 4 to
tells us about his favourite film. complete the film review. Circle He, She or
My favourite film is Iron Man. It’s an They and Is or Are.
American science-fiction film.
The film is about the superhero character,
Remember!
Use capital letters for names, countries and
Iron Man.
nationalities.
The important characters are Tony
Stark and his assistant. Tony Stark is an My favourite film is .
engineer. He makes a special suit. Stark
wears the suit and he becomes the Iron It’s a(n) film.
Man. Robert Downey Jr is Tony Stark and The film is about .
Gwyneth Paltrow is his assistant. The important character(s) is / are
I really like this film because the special . He / She / They
effects are fantastic. . The actor(s) is / are
.
I really like this film because
.
2 Read the text in exercise 1 again. Then
answer the questions.
EXTRA!
1 What is Liam’s favourite film?
Think of a film or TV programme you don’t
like. Write a review of it.
2 What type of film is it?

3 What is the film about?

4 Who are the actors?

5 Why does Liam like the film?

3 Read the text and circle the capital letters, full

stops and question marks.
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Language reference
Present simple: aff ir mat i ve Adverbs o f frequency
and negative 0% 100%
never hardly ever sometimes often usually always
We use the present simple for routines, habits
and permanent situations. We use adverbs of frequency to say how often
• I have dinner at 7pm every night. we do things.
• She likes chocolate. • They hardly ever eat popcorn.
• We go to the cinema once a week. Adverbs of frequency usually go before the
To form the negative we use don’t or doesn’t main verb. This includes negative sentences.
before the verb. • She always watches the news, but he
• You don’t like war films. doesn’t usually watch soap operas.
• He doesn’t watch TV. Adverbs of frequency go after the verb be.
• They don’t go. • I’m always interested in sports programmes.
Frequency expressions usually go at the end of
Present simple: questions and the sentence.
short answers • I watch TV every day.
In questions we use do or does before the
subject. Wordlist
• Do you go to the cinema? Fi l m types
Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
• Does he go to the cinema? action
Yes, he does. / No, he doesn’t. adventure
• Do they go to the cinema? animated
Yes, they do. / No, they don’t. comedy
fantasy
We don’t repeat the verb in short answers.
horror
• Do you go to the cinema with your friends? musical
Yes, I do. ✓ romantic comedy
Yes, I do go. ✗ science-fiction
thriller
Question wo rd s war
What’s your name? My name’s Michael. western
Where are you from? I’m from London. TV programmes
When’s your birthday? It’s in May.
cartoon
How are you? Fine, thanks.
chat show
How often do you buy DVDs? Never.
comedy programme
Who’s Lucy? She’s my cousin.
documentary
Why are you happy? It’s my birthday. drama
game show
reality show
soap opera
sports programme
the news
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Vocabulary 1
Survival skills
build camp chop climb cook find fish hike look for sleep

1 Look at the pictures and circle the correct 2 Complete the sentences with the words in the
words. box.
hike / build 1 look for / sleep build camp chop climb fish hike

Let’s build a fire before it gets dark.

1 My dad and uncle usually
wood for the fire.
2 My brother and his friends often
trees in the park.
2 cook / find 3 climb / sleep 3 They sometimes in the river.
4 In the summer we always in a
tent.
5 My cousins often for 10km in
the mountains.

3 Circle the correct words.

4 cook / fish 5 chop / camp
Hi Matt,
I’m doing an activity
course. I’m learning to
survive in the wild.
Every morning, we
6 hike / climb 7 fish / sleep
build / chop a fire and we (1) camp / cook
our breakfast.
Then, we ften (2) find / hike for about
15km in the mountains.
In the afternoon, we (3) look for / climb
8 look for / build 9 chop / find food for dinner. Every night we (4) sleep /
fish in a tent. It’s great!
Tom

EXTRA!
Answer the questions for you.

1 How often do you sleep outdoors?

2 Do you often fish in rivers?

3 Have you got a tent? Do you often use it?

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Grammar 1
Present continuous: Present continuous: questions
aff ir mat i ve and negative and short answers
aff i r mat i ve contracted f o r m
questions and short answers
I am sleeping ‘m sleeping
Am I sleeping? Yes, I am.
You are sleeping ‘re sleeping No, I’m not.
He / She / It is sleeping ‘s sleeping Are you Yes, you are.
We / You / They are sleeping ‘re sleeping sleeping? No, you aren’t.

Is he / she / it Yes, he / she / it is.

sleeping? No, he / she / it isn’t.
LOOK!
hike – hiking ✓ hikeing ✗ Are we / you / they Yes, we / you / they are.
chop – chopping ✓ choping ✗ sleeping? No, we / you / they aren’t.

1 Complete the –ing form.

LOOK!
Yes, I am. / No, I’m not. ✓
build buil d i ng Yes, I am sleeping. / No, I’m not sleeping. ✗
1 sleep sl e p ng
2 try t ing
3 hike hi i g 4 Circle the correct words. Then complete the
4 make m k n short answers.
5 survive surviv
Is / Are you building a fire?
6 chop chop ng
No, I’m not.
7 put p tt
1 Is / Am she swimming in the river?
8 run r ing
No, she .
2 Circle the correct words. 2 Is / Are your dad working today?
Yes, he .
He are hiking / is hiking in the mountains.
3 Are / Am I helping you?
1 We having / are having a fantastic time.
Yes, you .
2 I am talking / is talking to my friend.
4 Are / Is we learning English?
3 She is swim / is swimming in the river.
Yes, we .
4 You are chopping / chopping wood.
5 Am / Are they chopping wood?
5 James and Ben are make / are making tea.
No, they .
negative contracted f o r m

I am not sleeping ‘m not sleeping

Present continuous f o r future
arrangements
You are not sleeping aren’t sleeping

He / She / It is not sleeping isn’t sleeping Remember!

Use a future time expression.
We / You / They are not sleeping aren’t sleeping

3 Complete the sentences with ’m not, isn’t or 5 Circle the correct words.
aren’t. I’m fishing on Sunday / at Sunday.
He isn’t building a fire. 1 We’re camping next week / the next week.
1 I camping outside. 2 My cousins are staying with us at the
2 We fishing in the river. weekend / on weekend.
3 The dog running. 3 My mum is working next morning /
tomorrow morning.
4 They sleeping.
4 I’m going to the cinema this evening /
5 You cooking breakfast.
today evening.
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Vocabulary 2
Feelings
angry bored embarrassed excited jealous nervous pleased sad scared
surprised tired worried

1 Look at the pictures and complete the 3 I feel nervous / jealous of my little
crossword. sister. She doesn’t go to school, she
1 2 doesn’t do homework like me and
S
she’s got a lot of new toys!
U
R R 4 I’m sad / excited. My best friend is
3 4
P E S moving to a different town next
R N D week. It’s bad news!

I
5
S C E 5 We’re very angry /
E Y surprised. Our cat is very
6 old, but it’s climbing a
X I D big tree in the garden!
Down
6 I’m very embarrassed / excited. It’s
1 2 4 my birthday tomorrow.

7 I’m angry /pleased. My sister’s got

my mp3 player and I want to listen
to some music. She always takes my
things!
Across
8 My mum is worried / jealous. It’s
1 3 5 6 late and my brother isn’t at home.
He’s with his friends but mum
doesn’t know where they all are.

9 We’re very surprised /

nervous. We’ve got exams
tomorrow!

10 I’m very scared / tired.

I’m watching a horror
film!
2 Circle the correct words.
I feel embarrassed / tired. It’s my
grandmother’s birthday and I haven’t
got her a present. 11 We’re very worried / tired.
We’re doing our homework
and it’s midnight.
1 We feel bored / pleased. We
are the champions at tennis.

EXTRA
How do you feel at the moment? Write a
message for the webpage in exercise 2.
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Grammar 2
Present simple and present 3 Order the words to make questions. Then
continuous circle the correct words in the answers.

present simple present continuous your teacher / usually / wear a jacket / Does ?
Does your teacher usually wear a jacket?
always at the moment
Yes, she does / is.
every weekend now
1 like / dogs / Does / he ?
never this month
often this week
Yes, he does / is.
on Mondays today
2 they / Are / today / going to the cinema ?
once a week
usually
Yes, they do / are.
3 you / Do / often / eat / in a restaurant ?
LOOK!
I always watch films on Saturdays. No, I don’t / ’m not.
I’m watching a film at the moment. 4 your parents / go to work / Do / every day ?

No, they don’t / aren’t.

1 Circle the correct answers.
We’re having a great time ... .
a at the moment b on Mondays
1 We go to the cinema ... .
a once a week b now
5 Are / having a good time / you ?
Yes, I do / am.
4 Circle the correct words.

2 I visit my cousins ... .

a every summer b this week
3 They’re learning how to sail ... .
a on Saturdays b this week
4 We aren’t playing football ... .
a once a month b today
Ruby Grant lives / is living in a village near
2 Complete the sentences with the correct form Manchester. She usually (1) goes / is going to
a secondary school in the city centre. But she
of the verbs in brackets. Use the present
(2) stays / is staying with a Chinese family in
simple or present continuous.
Shanghai this month. In Shanghai, school (3)
My brother often watches (watch) starts / is starting every day at 7.30am, not like
comedies on TV. in Manchester. Ruby usually (4) eats / is eating
1 My mum (not speak) to my sandwiches at lunchtime at school, but today she
sister at the moment. (5) has / is having rice and fish with her new
2 My cousins (fish) in the river friends. Ruby doesn’t speak Chinese, but her new
friends (6) understand / are understanding
every weekend.
English, so she can talk to them. Ruby (7) has / is
3 Today we (climb) a mountain
having a great time at the moment!
in Scotland.
4 They (study) for a test now.
5 I (not play) football on
Mondays. EXTRA
Complete the sentences for you.
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Reading Writing
1 Read the text and tick (✓) the activities Katie A blog
3 Look at the notes about Liam’s holiday.

Camping in the Yorkshire Dales

Today – hiking 20km to a lake called
Malham Tarn – with mum and dad and
sister, Sara
Mum and Dad love camping
Sara likes camping – doesn’t like hiking very
much
Now – eating lunch
Tomorrow – visiting York. It’s a
beautiful city.
Mum and dad like cities.
4 Use the information from exercise 3 to
complete the blog. Circle the correct words.

1 2 3

4 5 6

2 Read the text in exercise 1 again. Are the

sentences T (true) or F (false)?
It’s the second day of Katie’s holiday.
1 Katie is hiking around a lake.
2 Katie’s aunt is called Olivia.
3 Katie’s uncle doesn’t like camping.
4 They’re fishing in the river now.
5 They’re walking to Old Faithful EXTRA!
at the moment.
Imagine you are on holiday. Write about your
holiday, and who you are with.
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Language reference
Present continuous: Present simple and present
aff ir mat i ve and negative continuous
We use the present continuous to describe We use the present simple to talk about habits,
activities that are happening now. routines or permanent situations. We use
• I’m building a fire. adverbs of frequency and time expressions,
• He’s chopping wood. such as always, every day, once a week.

The form is subject + be + verb –ing. We use the present continuous to describe
temporary situations or activities which are
We use not to form the negative. happening now. We use time expressions,
• He isn’t climbing trees. such as now, at this moment.
• We aren’t hiking. • I live in Liverpool but I’m staying with my
aunt in Manchester at the moment.
Present continuous: questions
and short answers Present continuous f o r future
In questions we use be before the subject. arrangements
• Are you building a fire? We also use the present continuous for
definite future plans.
We don’t repeat the verb + –ing in short
We usually use a future time expression.
answers.
• What are you doing at the weekend?
• Is she fishing?
• I’m camping in the forest on Saturday.
• Yes, she is. ✓
• No, she isn’t. ✗
Wordlist
Spelling: verb + -ing Survival skills

With most verbs, we add –ing. build

• build – building, climb – climbing camp
chop
With verbs that end in –e, we omit the –e and
climb
add –ing.
cook
• hike – hiking, make – making
find
With verbs that end in –ie, we change –ie to fish
–y and add –ing. hike
• die – dying look for
With one-syllable verbs that end in vowel + sleep
consonant, we double the consonant and add Feelings
–ing.
• chop – chopping angry
bored
With two-syllable verbs that end in vowel +
embarrassed
consonant (except –w, –x or –y), we double
excited
the consonant and add –ing.
• begin – beginning jealous
nervous
pleased
sad
scared
surprised
tired
worried
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Vocabulary 1
Verbs o f discovery
arrive discover drive explore fly go land leave ride sail take off travel

1 Complete the words. 3 Complete the crossword with the letters

given.

explore 1 d

2 l 3 t
eva
1 dvi
2 fl
3 eid
4 na
5 eaf o
6 odirce
7 rat e
8 rerv
4 a 5 f 9 ial
10 peole

4 Complete the sentences for you.

1 My favourite way of travelling is by
2 Circle the correct words. because
1580 – Francis Drake is the first Englishman .
to sail / leave around the world. 2 I hate travelling by
1 1886 – Thomas Stevens is the first man to because
.
explore / ride his bicycle around the world.
2 1919 – The first passenger planes discover / 3 A country I would love to explore is
, because
take off from London and land / explore in
.
Paris.
3 1978 – Three Americans become the first
men to arrive / travel around the world by EXTRA!
hot-air balloon. Imagine you are in a new country. Write a
4 1996 – Two Britons are the first men to postcard. Write about your journey and what
leave / drive a car to the North Pole. you are doing.
5 2004 – Actors Ewan McGregor and
Charley Boorman travel / fly 32,000km by
motorbike.
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Grammar 1
Past simple: affi rm at i ve and 2 Circle the correct words.
negative I leaved / left home at 7am.
1 My grandfather grew / grow potatoes in
aff i r mat i ve his garden.
2 My friends and I cryed / cried because the
I / You / He / She / It / We / You / They looked.
film was really sad.
negative 3 I had / haved a lot of homework yesterday.
I / You / He / She / It / We / You / They didn’t look. 4 We watch / watched two films on TV.
5 My cat died / die last year.
LOOK!
I didn’t look. He didn’t see. ✓ 3 Rewrite the sentences in exercise 2 using the
I didn’t looked. He didn’t saw. ✗ negative form.
I didn’t leave home at 7am.
regular verbs irregular verbs 1 My grandfather
potatoes in his garden.
cook – cooked eat – ate 2 My friends and I
cry – cried find – found because the film wasn’t sad.
discover – discovered grow – grew 3 I a lot of
love – loved leave – left homework yesterday.
sail – sailed sell – sold 4 We two films on
travel – travelled take – took TV.
5 My cat last year.
1 Complete the text with the past simple form of
the verbs in brackets. Use the table to help you. be: past simple
aff i r mat i ve
THE ANCIENT GREEKS ATE FLAT
I / He / She / It was happy.
BREAD.
You / We / They were happy.

negative

I / He / She / It wasn’t (was not) happy.

You / We / They weren’t (were not) happy.

4 Circle the correct words.

I wasn’t / weren’t at school because I was /
were ill.
In 1522, European explorers found 1 My mum wasn’t / weren’t pleased because I
tomatoes in Peru. was / were late home.
2 Brad Pitt was / were on TV but he wasn’t /
They (1) (sail) with them back
weren’t with Angelina Jolie.
to Europe.
3 My cousins wasn’t / weren’t at home
Then, people in Italy (2) (cook) because they was / were in Manchester.
tomatoes with their bread. 4 We was / were worried because our
They (3) (discover) pizza! football coach wasn’t / weren’t at the
In the 19th century, many Italians match.
(4) (travel) to live in America. 5 You was / were tired because you wasn’t /
weren’t in bed before 11pm.
They (5) (take) pizzas with them.
The first pizzeria (6) (sell)
pizzas in New York City in 1905.
Everybody (7) (love) them!
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Vocabulary 2
Natural disasters
drought earthquake famine fire floods hurricane landslide tornado
tsunami volcanic eruption

1 Find and circle eight natural disasters in the 3

wordsquare.

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

2 Match the pictures with the words in the box.

fire floods landslide tornado
tsunami volcanic eruption

fire 1

2 3

EXTRA!
Think of a natural disaster. Write a news
report about it.

4 5
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Grammar 2
Past simple: questions and 3 Order the words to make questions. Then
short answers write answers for you.

questions and short answers you / do / When / did / your homework ?

When did you do your homework?
Did I travel? Yes, I did.
I did my homework yesterday.
No, I didn’t.
1 you / Where / on Saturday / at 2pm / were ?
Did you travel? Yes, you did.
No, you didn’t.

Did he / she / it travel? Yes, he / she / it did.

No, he / she / it didn’t. 2 watch / on TV yesterday / What / you / did ?

Did we / you / they travel? Yes, we / you / they did.

No, we / you / they
didn’t.
3 What time / you / arrive / did / at school this
morning ?
LOOK!
Don’t use the verb in short answers:
Did you fly to London?
Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t. ✓ 4 on Saturday / did / Who / you / see ?
Yes, I did f l y. / No, they didn’t fly. ✗

1 Match q uestions 1–5 with short answers a–e.

could / couldn’t
Remember!
Don’t use to after could / couldn’t.
1 Did your dad drive a No, I didn’t.
to work?
2 Did you ride your b No, she 4 Complete the sentences with could (✓) or
bike yesterday? didn’t. couldn’t (✗) and the verbs in the box.
3 Did your sister
cook draw play speak stop watch
meet her frie c Yes, they did.

2 Write questions using the past simple. Then

complete the short answers.
Marco Polo / go / to America?
Did Marco Polo goto America?
No, he didn’t.
1 Sally Ride / land / on the moon?
The people of London couldn’t stop
No, the fires. (✗)
2 you / see / the news last night? 1 Messi football when he
was very young. (✓)
Yes, 2 My cousin well when he
3 Edmund Hilary / climb / mountains? was three. Now he is an artist. (✓)
3 My friend two years
Yes, ago. Now she makes lovely cakes. (✗)
4 the Chinese / invent / tomato ketchup? 4 We the match on TV
last night. It was late. (✗)
No, 5 My sister English really
well when she lived in London. (✓)
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1 Read the text and circle the correct words. A biography
1 Florence Nightingale lived and worked in
the 18th / 19th century. 3 Look at the notes about Mozart.
2 She was a nurse / soldier.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Florence Nightingale Born: in Salzburg,Austria, on 27th January, 1756
I think one of the Died: at 1am on 5th December, 1791
most interesting What job did he do?
people in history was classical composer and musician
Florence Nightingale. What was special about him?
She became a nurse child genius
in 1844. In October could play piano and violin before he was five
1853, the Crimean first opera was produced in 1767 – Mozart was 11
War started. Florence What did he do?
wanted to help composed more than 600 operas, concertos and
the soldiers so she symphonies
travelled to the war. There were thousands Why do you like him?
of soldiers in hospital. The hospital was a brilliant composer – his music is very important today
dirty. There were rats and some men
didn’t have beds. Florence and the other
nurses cleaned the hospital and looked after 4 Now complete the biography using the
the soldiers. information in exercise 3.

On 9th July, 1860, she started a nursing Remember!

school in London. It still exists today. Use in before months and years.
Use at before times.
She died at 12pm on 13th August, 1910. Use on before days and dates.
I like Florence Nightingale because she
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
wanted btter hospitals and training for
nurses. I think one of the most interesting people in
history was Mozart. He was born in Salzburg,
Nina Austria, (1) . He was
a (2) .
Mozart was a child genius. He could play
2 Read the text again and answer the (3) before he (4)
questions. . His first opera was
produced (5) when
1 Why did Florence Nightingale go to the he was 11 years old!
Crimean War?
Mozart composed more than (6)
and
2 What was the hospital like? symphonies. He was very famous and
he (7) many
3 What did she do after the war? important European cities, like Munich,
Paris, London and Prague. He died (8)
4 When did Florence Nightingale die?
I like Mozart because (9)
.
5 Why does Nina like Florence Nightingale?
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Language reference
Past simple: affi rm at i ve and The word order is different in questions.
• Was he happy?
negative Yes, he was.
We use the past simple to describe finished No, he wasn’t.
actions or situations in the past.
• I travelled to Spain last year. could / couldn’t
The form is the same for all persons. We use could / couldn’t for ability in the past.
• I / You / He / She / It / We / They arrived. • She could swim when she was three.
We use didn’t (did not) before the verb to The form is the same for all persons.
form the negative. • I could speak French when I was young but
• She didn’t arrive. my brother couldn’t.
We never use to after could / couldn’t.
Spelling: past simple regular • We could write our names. ✓
verbs • We could to write our names. ✗
With most verbs, we add -ed:
• invent – invented Wordlist
With verbs that end in –e, we add –d:
Verbs o f discovery
• arrive – arrived
arrive
With verbs that end in consonant + –y, we
discover
omit the –y and add –ied:
• study – studied drive
explore
With verbs that end in stressed vowel +
fly
consonant (except –w or –y), we double the
final consonant and add –ed: go
• stop – stopped land
leave
Past simple: questions and ride

short answers sail

take off
We use did with the infinitive to make
travel
questions.
• Did they play football? ✓ Natural disasters
• Did they played football? ✗ drought
We don’t repeat the main verb in short earthquake
answers. famine
• Did you read that biography? fire
Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t. ✓
floods
Yes, I read. / No, I didn’t read. ✗
hurricane
landslide
be: past simple tornado
We use was / wasn’t for I / He / She / It. tsunami
• I was at school yesterday. volcanic eruption
• He wasn’t at school yesterday.
We use were / weren’t for You / We / They.
• They were at home.
• We weren’t at home.
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Vocabulary 1
Character adjectives
brave cheerful cruel funny friendly kind lazy loyal selfish shy stubborn wise

1 Find 8 character adjectives in the wordsquare. anything bad about his friends. He’s loyal /
cruel.
S T U B B O R N Z W
H Q U O R R I C C I
C K I N D C A H I S
S E L F I S H V N E
3 My granddad knows a lot about the world.
C H E E R F U L E O He’s friendly / wise.
C R M N U L O Y A L
H F U N N Y B S A A
U E R E S S A T D Z
R T K L L B H A R Y 4 Our maths teacher tells jokes. She’s funny /
R I E FN D L Y N D stubborn.

2 Complete the table with the words in exercise 1.

positi ve negative
5 I don’t like talking to new people. I’m brave
brave / shy.

6 My uncle is a 7 Jake always talks

fireman. He stops to new people
3 Circle the correct words. fires and saves and makes them
people. welcome. He’s
He’s lazy / brave. friendly / funny.

Alice always thinks about herself. She never EXTRA!

thinks about other people. She’s kind / Answer the questions for you.
selfish.
1 Who’s your favourite teacher? What’s he /
she like?

2 Who’s your best friend? What’s he / she

like?
1 My sister never helps at home. She’s lazy /
cheerful. 3 Who’s your favourite family member?
What’s he / she like?

4 What are you like?

2 Josh is a very good friend. He never says

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Grammar 1
Past continuous: aff ir mat i ve Past continuous: questions
and negative and short answers
aff i r mat i ve questions and short answers

I was eating Was I eating? Yes, I was.

You were eating No, I wasn’t.
He / She / It was eating
Were you eating? Yes, you were.
You / We / They were eating
No, you weren’t.

Was he / she / it eating? Yes, he / she / it was.

1 Circle the correct –ing forms.
No, he / she / it wasn’t.
walk walking / walkking
Were we / you / Yes, we / you / they were.
1 have haveing / having
they eating? No, we / you / they
2 invade invading / invadeing weren’t.
3 swim swiming / swimming
4 talk talking / talkking
5 listen listing / listening
4 Complete the questions with Was or Were.
Then match the questions with the short
2 Order the words to make past continuous answers.
sentences. Were you watching TV
it / raining / was . at 8.00pm last night?
It was raining. 1 your dad sitting on
the sofa?
1 was / Granddad / reading / a newspaper .
2 your friends chatting
on the phone?
2 the conversation / was / She / listening to .
3 your dog sleeping in
the kitchen?
3 were / Tom and Harry / playing / cards . 4 I talking too much?
5 you having a good time?
4 making / They / sandwiches / were .
a Yes, you were.
5 Dad / taking / a photo / was . b Yes, they were.
c Yes, we were.
negative contracted f o r m d No, he wasn’t.
e No, it wasn’t.
I was not eating wasn’t eating f Yes, I was.
You were not eating weren’t eating
He / She / It was not eating wasn’t eating
We / You / They were not weren’t eating
EXTRA!
eating Answer the questions for you.
1 Were you dancing at 2am on Saturday
3 Rewrite the sentences in exercise 2 so they night?
are negative. 2 Were you playing football on Sunday
morning?
It wasn’t raining. 3 Were you having breakfast at 8am
yesterday?
1 Granddad a newspaper.
2 Georgia
3 Tom and Harry
4 They
Dad
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Vocabulary 2
Movement verbs
carry cross drop fall follow jump lead lift move pull push sit stand

1 Look at the pictures and circle the correct 2 Circle the correct words.
words. Then complete the crossword.
1
D
2 Weird Events
C R
Wife-carrying
O In this event from Finland,
4 5
P men lift / lead and (1)
3 carry / follow their wives
I for 253.5m. The men
6 7
mustn’t (2) fall / drop
8 their wives. And of course,
the wives mustn’t (3) fall /
cross.
9
T Mob football
This isn’t a normal football
match because any number
Down of people can play and there
are no rules.The players
(4) follow / jump a ball as
it (5) pulls / crosses the
town. Players throw or (
6) carry / stand the ball but
1 drop / cross 2 jump / cross the hardly ever kick it.
Bed racing
Small groups of people (6)
push / cross and (7) drop
/ pull their beds for 3km.
The last part of the race
5 lift / fall 7 lead / stand is very difficult – they have to (8) cross / carry a
river on their beds!
Bossaball
This is a combination of
volley ball, beach football
and gymnastics. Players (9)
8 carry / push follow / jump while they
play.
Across

2 follow / carry 3 sit / move

4 drop / pull 6 fall / lift 9 stand / move

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Grammar 2
Past simple and past 3 Order the words to make past simple and past
continuous continuous questions.

Past simple and past continuous
Mark arrived while we were having dinner.
I was cycling to school when I saw Lisa.
LOOK!
We often use when with the past simple and
while with the past continuous.
1 Match the sentence beginnings 1–6 with the
sentence endings a–f.
you / What / were / at 12 o’clock last night /
doing ?
Whatwere you doing at 12o’clock last night?
1 having breakfast / you / Were / at 7 o’clock
this morning ?
2 did / buy / What / you / at the shops ?
3 watching / on TV last night / What / were /
you ?
4 you / What / doing / when the teacher
arrived / were ?

5 your parents / meet / Where / did ?

4 Now match the answers with questions 1–5 in

exercise 3.
a I was watching Big Brother.
b I was talking to my friend.
1 When we got home c I bought some DVDs.
2 Laura was crossing the road d They met in London.
3 While I was having breakfast, e Yes, I was.
4 When I saw my friends
5 While James was climbing a tree, EXTRA!
6 I dropped my keys Answer the questions in exercise 3 for you.
1
a they were buying popcorn.
2
b the dog was eating our lunch.
3
c while I was jumping over the wall.
4
d he fell and broke his arm.
5
e my phone rang.
6
f when she found €50 on the floor.

2 Circle the correct words.

I did / was doing my homework when my
mum arrived home.
1 My sister was carrying the shopping when
she dropped / was dropping the eggs.
2 While I was standing outside the cinema,
I saw / was seeing Brad Pitt.
3 When my teacher walked into the room
we listened / were listening to music.
4 A big dog took / was taking our ball while
we were playing football.
5 While we looked / were looking for wood
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Reading
1 Read the text and circle the correct answer.
1 What type of story is it?
a adventure b science fiction c ghost
One night, my friend Karyn was at home
alone. She was watching a horror film on
TV and she was scared. Suddenly, someone
knocked on the door. Karyn opened the door.
A girl was standing there in a white dress. Her
name was Rosemary. She told Karyn that she
lived in Karyn’s house when she was a child.
Her voice was strange. Then the girl walked
away. Karyn followed her but she couldn’t
find her.
Later Karyn’s parents came home and she
told them about the girl. Karyn’s parents
were surprised. They said Rosemary died in
the house in 1910.
In the end, Karyn discovered that it was a
joke! The girl wasn’t Rosemary – it was her
sister’s friend. Karyn wasn’t very pleased.
2 Read the text again. Are the sentences T
(true) or F (false)?
Karyn was watching TV.
1 Karyn was feeling happy.
2 She opened the door.
3 Karyn saw her sister in the garden.
4 Rosemary disappeared in the garden.
5 Karyn’s parents knew about Rosemary.
6 Rosemary was Karyn’s sister.
7 Karyn thought the joke was very funny.
SUMMER ACTIVITIES FOR 2nd ESO
Writing
A narrative
3 Match the time expressions in the box with
the pictures.
in the end later one night then
1 3
2 4
4 Look at the notes and choose the words and
phrases for the narrative.
1 Where were you? – camping / on the beach
2 What happened? – we made a noise / we
heard a noise
3 What was the noise? – person / animal /
engine
4 What happened after that? – Liam ran
away / Liam disappeared
5 What was the result? – Liam played a joke /
Liam found an animal
5 Complete the text using the information in
exercise 4. Circle the correct time expressions.
Finally / One night / Then, I was
(1) in the woods with my friends
Liam, Jake and Tom. Later / Then / Finally, we
(2) . Jake thought it was a wild
(3) .
Later / Finally / One night, we realised that
Liam wasn’t there. He (4) ! We
looked for him, but we couldn’t find him.
Then / Finally / One day, Liam came back.
He had played (5) on us. It wasn’t
an animal. It was him. We weren’t very pleased!
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Language reference
Past continuous Wordlist
We use the past continuous to describe
Character adjectives
activities in progress at a specific time in the
past. brave
• They were walking to school at 7.30am. cheerful
The form is subject + was / were + verb + -ing. cruel
• I was doing my homework at 8pm. funny
friendly
We use not to form the negative.
kind
• He wasn’t running.
lazy
• You weren’t walking.
loyal
In questions we use was / were before the
selfish
subject.
shy
• What were you doing at 9pm on Monday?
stubborn
We don’t repeat the verb + -ing in short
wise
answers.
• Were you running at 6pm? Movement verbs
Yes, I was. ✓/ Yes, I was running. ✗
carry
cross
Past simple and past drop
continuous fall
We often use the past continuous with the follow
past simple in the same sentence. jump
• I was running for the bus when I fell. lead
We use the past continuous to describe lift
activities which are in progress. move
• I was running for the bus ... pull
We use the past simple to describe an action push
which interrupts the activity. sit
• ... when I fell. stand

We use when before the past simple, and

while before the past continuous.
• I was running for the bus when I fell.
• I fell while I was running for the bus.
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Vocabulary 1
Money
buy borrow earn lend pay (for) save sell spend swap win

1 Circle the correct words. 3 Circle the correct words.

How much did you buy / pay for this?
1 When I wash my mum’s car, I earn / win five
euros.
2 In the USA, children often lend / sell
cookies to get extra money.
3 You don’t buy books in a library, you
borrow / sell them.
4 When you get your pocket money, do you
spend / swap it all?
5 Could you lend / sell me two euros, please?
2 Look at the pictures and complete the
sentences with the verbs in the box.
buy lend save sell spend win
Ellie: Mum, can you buy / swap / win me a
new bike?
Mum: You can (1) earn / borrow /
save your brother’s bike. He
doesn’t use it any more.
Ellie: I know, but he doesn’t want to (2) buy /
pay / lend it to me.
Mum: I can’t (3) pay / swap / sell for a
bike at the moment. I (4) borrowed
/ earned / spent a lot of money on
a new fridge last week. Maybe next
month for your birthday.

Ellie: But that’s not until October!

EXTRA!
Answer the questions for you. Write complete
sentences.
1 What do you spend your money on?

2 What was the last thing you bought?

3 Do you swap things? What?

4 What do you never lend?

.
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Grammar 1
Comparatives 2 Circle the correct words.
adjective comparative A two-euro coin is heavier / heavyer than a
one-euro coin.
young younger
1 My feet are more small / smaller than my
old older
dad’s feet.
big bigger
2 People say dogs are better / gooder friends
heavy heavier
than people.
bad worse 3 Is maths more difficult / difficulter than
good better history?
difficult more difficult 4 I am worser / worse at maths than my
intelligent more intelligent brother.

LOOK! Superlatives
I’m taller than my brother. ✓ adjective superlative
I’m taller my brother. ✗
tall the tallest
I’m taller that my brother. ✗
long the longest
old the oldest
high the highest
1 Complete the text with the comparative form
expensive the most expensive
of the adjectives in brackets.
beautiful the most beautiful
bad the worst
good the best

LOOK!
I’m the tallest in my class. ✓
I’m tallest in my class. ✗

3 Circle the correct words.

Caviar is the expensivest / most expensive
food in the world.
1 Trevelez is the highest / most high town in
Spain.
2 The oldest / most old cat in the world lived
to be 39 years old.
3 Rafael Nadal is one of the goodest / best
tennis players of all time.
Hi! 4 The Shard is the tallest / most tall building
in London.
I’m Stacey. I’m 14, and this is my family.
5 The fastest / most fast car in the world is
Harry is older (old) than Nathan, but the Bugatti Veyron.
Nathan is tall for his age.
Harry is much (1) (small) than 4 Order the words to make questions. Then
Nathan, but he’s got (2) (big) answer the questions for you.
ears than him!
1 is / room in your house / biggest / the /
I’m (3) (young) than all of them, What ?
but I’m much (4) (intelligent)
than them! I am (5) (good) at 2 the / person / most intelligen t / Who / in
playing the piano than my sister, too. your family / is ?
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Vocabulary 2
Computer technology
desktop flash drive keyboard laptop memory card mouse printer scanner
screen speakers webcam

1 Match the words with the picture. 3 Complete the SMS messages with the words
in the box.
a desktop flash drive laptop scanner
speakers webcam
f
k b
Hi. Video-chat
g at 8.00pm? My computer’s
Connect your broken!
c j webcam Bring your
e i so I can see
h you! and we can do
our homework
d together.

screen
1 laptop
I need to copy Can you lend
2 flash drive
a magazine me your
3 memory card
photo for my
4 printer project. Can I to save my
5 desktop borrow your homework
6 webcam ? and take it to
7 mouse school? Thanks.
8 speakers
9 keyboard
10 scanner

2 Read the sentences and circle the correct Mum’s got I’ve got
words. the laptop. some new
Can I use the
You use this to click on something.
mouse / desktop so I can
in the living listen to my
1 You use this to type on a computer. room, please? favourite
laptop / keyboard
songs now.
2 You use these to listen to music or sound.
scanner / speakers
3 You use this to put text onto paper.
desktop / printer
4 You can use this to save digital photos. EXTRA!
memory card / webcam
Complete the sentences for you.
5 You see your documents or images on this.
You can watch films on it. 1 My favourite piece of technology is
screen / flash drive .
2 My favourite websites are
.
3 I use computers for
.
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Grammar 2
a / an, some, any
countable nouns
I’ve got a game.
It’s an amazing game!
They’ve got some
games.
I haven’t got any games.
Do you have any games?
2 Circle the correct words.
uncountable nouns We haven’t got much / many computers at
school.
–
1 This cartridge hasn’t got much / many ink.
– 2 How much / many photos have you got on
It’s got some memory.
your laptop?
3 My computer hasn’t got much / many
memory.
It hasn’t got any 4 Much / A lot of my friends use that website.
memory.
5 How much / many time do you spend
Has it got any memory? writing on your blog?

3 Complete the questions with How much or

LOOK! How many.
Countable nouns: Uncountable nouns:
desktop(s), speaker(s), ink, water, money, How much memory is there?
photo(s), game(s), time, food, 1 computers are there?
computer(s), friend(s) homework 2 ink is in this printer cartridge?
3 money does that scanner cost?
4 teachers are there in your
1 Circle the correct words. school?
He’s got a / an new flash drive.
1 I’ve got a / an amazing new computer.
4 Circle the correct words.
2 Have you got a / any video games?
3 There are some / any students in my class.
4 I haven’t got any / a money.
5 You don’t have any / some speakers.
6 Has this computer got a / some webcam?
7 There is some / any money in my pocket.

much, many, a lot of

countable nouns uncountable nouns

There are a lot of This laptop has got a lot

laptops in our school. of memory.

We don’t have many I don’t have much

laptops at school. memory on this laptop.

How many laptops have How much memory has

you got? the computer got?
Briony That’s a / an amazing laptop!
Emma It’s my mum’s.
LOOK! Briony Wow! How (1) much / many did it
We use a lot of in affirmative sentences. cost?
We use much / many in negative sentences Emma A lot!
and questions. Briony Are there are (2) any / a films on it?
Emma Yes. My uncle gave us (3) some / any
new films last weekend. He’s got (4)
a / many flash drive.
Briony How (5) many / much films have you
got?
Emma About 30. Let’s watch (6) much /
some films this afternoon!
Briony Great idea!
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Reading Writing
1 Read the text. What is Sara’s favourite A description
possession?
Remember!
The order for adjectives is: opinion, size,
age and colour. Use a comma between each
MY FAVOURITE POSSESSION
adjective.
I’ve got a lot of things from different
places, but this is my favourite. It’s a
beautiful, old, red jacket and it’s got 4 Put the adjectives and nouns in the correct
fantastic, yellow flowers and a small, order.
green dragon on it.
1 colourful / old / market
My uncle went to Hong Kong for work
and he bought it in a strange, little
shop with a lot of wonderful, second- 2 wonderful / old / little / objects
hand things.
Why is it my favourite thing? Because 3 small / brown / box / beautiful
he’s my favourite uncle. I also like it
because the jacket is different from my 4 little / things / special
other clothes – it’s more interesting.
Sara
5 Complete the text with the phrases in
exercise 4.

2 Read the text again and answer the

questions.
1 What colour is the jacket?

2 What pictures has it got on it?

3 Where is it from?

4 Why does Sara like it? (Give two reasons) MY FAVOURITE POSSESSION
I’ve got a lot of things from different
places, but this is my favourite. It’s a
3 Look at the text again. Use the adjectives in (1) .
the highlighted text to complete the table.
We went on holiday to Morocco and we
visited an (2) .
I bought this box from a stall with a lot
opinion size age colour of (3) .
beautiful Why is it my favourite thing? Because
second- when I look at it, I think about my
hand holiday. I also like it because I keep my
wonderful (4) in it.
Sara

EXTRA!
Write a description of your favourite
possession.
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Language reference
Comparatives We use any in questions.
• Did she watch any films?
We use comparative adjectives to compare
• Do you have any water?
two things, places or people.
• John is taller than David.
much / many / a lot of
We add -er to a short adjective to form
comparative adjective. We use a lot of in affirmative sentences with
• Mobile phones are smaller than laptops. countable and uncountable nouns.
• We’ve got a lot of computers at school.
We add more to a longer adjective. • She’s got a lot of money.
• I am more intelligent than my cousin.
We use many in negative sentences and
We use than after comparative adjectives. questions with countable nouns.
• London is bigger than Birmingham. • They didn’t win many games.
• How many games did they win?
Superlatives We use much in negative sentences and
We use superlative adjectives to compare questions with uncountable nouns.
more than two things, places or people. • It didn’t drink much water.
• John is the tallest person in the class. • How much water did it drink?
We add -est to a short adjective to form
superlative adjective.
• This is the smallest laptop in the shop. Wordlist
we use most + adjective for adjectives with
more than one syllable. Money
• This laptop is the most expensive computer
buy
in the shop.
borrow
We use the before superlative adjectives and earn
we use in after the adjective.
lend
• London is the biggest city in Britain. ✓
pay (for)
• London is the biggest city of Britain. ✗
save
sell
How + adjective + is it? spend
We use how + adjective to ask about a swap
measurement. win
• How big is it? How old is it? How far is it?
Computer technology
a / an / some / any desktop
We use a and an with singular countable flash drive
nouns. keyboard
• I’ve got a computer. laptop
• I saw an amazing computer. memory card
We use some in affirmative sentences with mouse
countable and uncountable nouns. printer
• He gave me some speakers. scanner
• He found some money. screen
We use any in negative sentences with plural speakers
countable nouns and uncountable nouns. webcam
• They don’t have any computers.
• They didn’t buy any food.
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Vocabulary 1
Jobs
actor architect electrician engineer lifeguard mechanic nurse police officer
sportsperson surgeon teacher vet

1 Look at the pictures and complete the 2 Match jobs 1-6 with workplaces a-f.
crossword. 1 police officer a in a school
1 2 3 4
T R R 2 lifeguard b in a garage
E O 3 mechanic c in a hospital
5
A F U R 4 nurse d in a town centre
C 5 actor e at a theatre
6 7
H 6 teacher f at a swimming
8
E pool
9 10
R G G E
H
3 Circle the best jobs for the people.
I’m looking for an interesting job. I want to
study at university. I love animals.
C N a nurse b vet c engineer
11
L R N 1 I’m good at science. I’m interested in how
12
R C our bodies work. I work very hard.
Down a actor b engineer c surgeon
1 3 2 I’m interested in how things work. I like
cars. I like fixing things.
a teacher b mechanic c lifeguard
3 I like swimming, and I’m really good at it. In
4 6 fact, I’m the best in my school.
a engineer b sportsperson c architect
4 I’m interested in design and I’m good at art.
7 8 I like looking at buildings.
a architect b mechanic c actor
5 I want a job that is never boring. I don’t
mind if it’s dangerous sometimes.
a vet b surgeon c police officer
Across
2 5 6 I really like science. I like making things. I’m
interested in how machines work.
a actor b nurse c engineer

9 10 EXTRA!
Complete the sentences for you.
1 I think it would be boring to be a(n)
11 12 or a(n) .
2 It’s better to be a(n) than a(n)
.
3 I think I would be a very good .
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Grammar 1
be going to: aff ir mat i ve and 3 He to school tomorrow. (✓) He
isn’t going to go to school tomorrow. (✗)
negative 4 She is going to stay in a hotel. (✓)
aff i r mat i ve contracted f o r m She in a hotel. (✗)
I am going to watch ‘m going to watch

You are going to watch ‘re going to watch

He / She / It is going to
watch
We / You / They are going
to watch
be going to: questions and
‘s going to watch
short answers
questions and short answers
‘re going to watch
Am I going to go? Yes, I am.
No, I’m not.

Are you going to go? Yes, you are.

1 Circle the correct words.
No, you aren’t.
He is / are going to leave school soon.
Is he / she / it going to go? Yes, he / she / it is.
1 We is / are going to buy a laptop tomorrow.
No, he / she / it isn’t.
2 I am / is going to be a vet.
3 She am / is going to visit London next year. Are we / you / they Yes, we / you / they are.
4 They am / are going to go shopping later. going to go? No, we / you / they
5 You am / are going to speak to our teacher. aren’t.

negative contracted f o r m
4 Complete the questions with Am, Is or Are.
I am not going to eat ‘m not going to eat Then circle the correct short answers.
You are not going to eat aren’t going to eat Are we going to arrive soon?
He / She / It is not going to isn’t going to eat
a Yes, we are. b Yes, she is.
eat 1 that car going to win the
We / You / They are not aren’t going to eat race?
going to eat a No, it isn’t. b Yes, they are.
2 you going to go camping?
2 Complete the sentences with ’m not, aren’t a Yes, it is. b Yes, I am.
and isn’t. 3 the nurses going to help the
You aren’t going to study. surgeon?
1 He going to speak to the a Yes, they are. b No, I’m not.
police officer. 4 I going to pass the exam?
2 They going to have lunch. a No, you aren’t. b No, we aren’t.
3 I going to borrow any books.
4 We going to go shopping. 5 your brother going to study at
5 You going to watch the film. university?
a No, they aren’t. b No, he isn’t.
3 Rewrite the affirmative sentences in the
negative. Rewrite the negative sentences in EXTRA!
the affirmative.
Write sentences about what you are and
He is going to watch that film. (✓) what you aren’t going to do today.
He isn’t going to watch that film. (✗)
1 Her friend is going to come to the party. (✓)
Her friend to the party. (✗)
2 She it. (✓)
She isn’t going to eat it. (✗)
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Vocabulary 2
Health problems and f i r s t aid
broken arm cold cough cut earache headache insect bite sick
sore throat stomach ache temperature

1 Look at the pictures and complete the words. 2 Match 1–6 with a–f to make health problems.
1 stomach a arm
2 ear b ache
3 sore c ache
4 head d ache
5 broken e bite
6 insect f throat

She’s got a c o l d. 3 Circle the correct words. Then match

sentences 1–6 with responses a–f.

1 He’s got a I’ve got a cold / an 1 I’ve got a cough / cut

t p r . insect bite on my on my finger.
hand.

2 She’s got a c on her finger. 2 This broken arm 3 My headache / sick

sore throat is is getting worse.
terrible.

3 He’s got a c g .

4 I think I’ve got a 5 I’ve got an

broken arm / sore earache / a stomach
throat! ache and I feel sick.

a Have this sweet.

b Go to the hospital.
c Here’s some cream.
d Put on a plaster.
e Take an aspirin.
4 She feels s c . f Drink some water. Then lie down.
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Grammar 2
should / shouldn’t 3 Order the words to make questions. Then
complete the short answers.
aff i r mat i ve
I / a plaster / Should / put / on this cut ?
I / You / He / She / It / We / You / They should study.
Should I put a plaster on this cut?
negative Yes, you should .
I / You / He / She / It / We / You / They shouldn’t go out. 1 take / Should / we / an umbrella ?

No, .
LOOK! 2 give / he / Should / this food / to the dog ?
I should go. ✓ I should to go. ✗
He should eat. ✓ He should to eat. ✗
Yes, .
3 a map / buy / they / Should ?
1 Circle the correct words.
No, .
You should / shouldn’t sleep more than 4 Should / water / I / drink / from this bottle ?
three hours every night.
1 Your best friend should / shouldn’t
Yes, .
remember your birthday!
2 You should / shouldn’t eat a lot of ice 4 Complete the dialogue with should and the
cream and cakes.
verbs in brackets.
3 You should / shouldn’t drink a lot of water.
4 You should / shouldn’t read this book. It’s Ollie I’ve got an exam tomorrow. What
great! should I do (I / do)?
5 You should / shouldn’t go out. You’ve got a Teacher Well, (1) (you / relax).
lot of homework. (2) (you / not get)
stressed. And (3)
2 Complete the sentences with should (✓) or (you / drink) water because water is
shouldn’t (✗) and the verbs in brackets. good for your brain.
Ollie (4) (I / study) late at
She should work harder at night?
school – she wants to be an architect. (✓) Teacher No, (5) (you / not
(work) study) the night before the exam.
1 You much
chocolate. (✗) (eat)
2 He his teeth more
must / mustn’t
often – they’re green! (✓) (clean)
3 We his laptop.
LOOK!
We must carry our passports. ✓
We haven’t asked him. (✗) (borrow)
We must to carry our passports. ✗
4 You a fire outside
in summer – it’s dangerous. (✗) (build)
5 Everybody a lot
5 Complete the school rules with must or
of water. (✓) (drink)
mustn’t and the verb in brackets.
6 I my homework
now before it’s too late. (✓) (do) You must arrive (arrive) before 9am.
questions and short answers 1 You (not use) mobile phones.
2 You (stay) at school all day.
Should I / you go? Yes, I / you should. 3 You (not leave) school at lunch.
No, I / you shouldn’t. 4 You (look after) your books.
Should he / she / it go? Yes, he / she / it should. 5 You (not play) ball games near
No, he / she / it shouldn’t. the windows.

Should we / you / Yes, we / you / they should.

they go? No, we / you / they shouldn’t.
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Reading Writing
1 Read the text. Are the sentences T (true) or F A letter
(false)?
1 Adrian Monk is a police officer.
3 Look at Clare’s notes about Matt Damon.
2 He isn’t very good at his job.
3 He works with his friends.
Name: Matt Damon
4 He is very clever.
What does he do?
5 He is married to Nathalie.
– Hollywood actor
– he doesn’t usually
make comedies
– makes films about
people who are
special or different
What films is he in?
– Bourne Trilogy, True Grit
What’s he like?
– not very tall, but intelligent
– likes sport
Why is he your hero?
– he makes good films
– he works with people in Africa
What do you think he is going to do in
the future?
– do more work in Africa and in politics
– make a lot of good films

4 Now use the information in exercise 3 to

complete the text. Circle the correct words.
Hi!
My favourite TV or film hero is Matt Damon.
He’s a Hollywood (1) .
He doesn’t usually make comedies. His films are
often about (2) . My
favourite film he’s in is Bourne Identity, but I
2 Read the text again and match the sentence also / too like (3) .
halves. He’s not very tall, but he’s
(4) . He likes
Remember! (5) also / too.
Also goes before nouns and adjectives. I like Matt Damon because he
Too goes after nouns and adjectives. (6) films and also /
too because he (7)
1 Adrian Monk was a he also cleans a lot. in Africa.
2 Monk tidies b work for the police. I think he’s going to do
everything and c a police officer. (8) and I think he’s
3 Two of his friends d marry Natalie. going to (9) good
4 Monk is a good e and he’s intelligent, films also / too.
person too. Clare
5 Jake thinks Monk
will
EXTRA!
Write about your favourite TV or film hero.
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Language reference
be going to Wordlist
We use be going to to talk about future Jobs
intentions.
actor
The form is subject + be + (not) + going to + architect
verb. electrician
• I’m going to be an actor when I am older. engineer
• She’s going to rescue people. lifeguard
• You aren’t going to have a party. mechanic
The word order is different in questions. nurse
• Are they going to be teachers? ✓ police officer
• They are going to be teachers? ✗ sportsperson
surgeon
We don’t repeat going to in short answers.
teacher
• Are you going to help children?
vet
• Yes, I am. ✓
• Yes, I am going to. ✗ Health probl ems and products

a broken arm
should / shouldn’t a cold
We use should and shouldn’t to ask for and a cough
give advice and recommendations. a cut
• You should see the doctor. an earache
• You shouldn’t continue. a headache
an insect bite
We use the same form for all subject
sick
pronouns.
a sore throat
• I / You / He / She / It / We / They should stop.
a stomach ache
• I / You / He / She / It / We / They shouldn’t go.
a temperature

must / mustn’t
We use must for rules, regulations and
obligations.
• We must wear a uniform at this school.
We use mustn’t for prohibition.
• You mustn’t smoke in restaurants.
We use the same form for all persons.
• You must swim here.
• He mustn’t surf here.
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Vocabulary 1
Life events
be born buy a house get a job get married go to university have children
learn to drive leave home leave school start school train to be a work

1 Look at the pictures and complete the words. 2 Find 12 life events in the wordsquare.

G E T A J O B D F G R N O L
A O S T A R T S C H O O L E
B G T R A I N T O B E A I A
U E G O E H S V I E K N D R
Y T E D U S C H U B N S I N
learn to drive 1 born A M J L A N F U L O M E C T
H A V E C H I L D R E N D O
O R E A H K R V N N X B C D
U R F V Y U O P E H E K Y R
S I J E L Y B W O R K D F I
E E A H E U L O B E S S T V
2 s a t school 3 g t married A D N O I L R E D F V I Y E
E F I M A Z T M E I F K T L
Y J L E A V E S C H O O L Y

3 Complete the sentences with the phrases in

the box.

4 t a job 5 l a e home get married go to university have children

learn to drive train to be a was born

My sister wants to get married on a beach

in Hawaii. It’s so romantic!
1 My best friend says she wants to
five !
2 Rosie plans to vet when she’s
6 to 7 u a house older. She loves animals!
university
3 My brother’s nearly 18; he can
in dad’s car.
4 My mum’s granddad on 1st
January, 1900.
5 I want to when I leave school.
I’d like to study maths.

EXTRA!
Answer the questions for you. Write complete
sentences.
1 What is your ambition?

2 What do you want to do when you leave school?

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Grammar 1
w i l l / won’t: affi rm at i ve and w i l l / won’t: questions and
negative short answers
aff i r mat i ve questions and short answers

I / You / He / She / It / We / You / They will (‘ll) buy. Will I / you go? Yes, I / you will.
No, I / you won’t.
negative
Will he / she / it go? Yes, he / she / it will.
I / You / He / She / It / We / You / They will not
(won’t) buy. No, he / she / it won’t.

Will we / you / they go? Yes, we / you / they will.

No, we / you / they
LOOK! won’t.
We don’t use to after will
Liam will win. ✓ Liam will to win. ✗
3 Write questions with will. Then circle the
correct short answers.
1 Write complete sentences. Use will.
My brother / work / as a police officer.
My brother will work as a police fice
1 Mum and Dad / buy / a new car.

2 You / need / a new flash drive.

I / pass / the exam ?
Will I pass the exam?
3 I / go to bed / after the news.
Yes, you will. / No, you won’t.

4 She / have / a lot of children.

2 Rewrite the sentences using won’t.

My sister will work as a nurse.
My sister won’t work as a nurse. 1 he / get / the / job?
1 Tom and Luke will buy a new laptop.
Yes, he will. / No, he won’t.
2 You’ll need a pen.

3 We’ll learn to drive next year.

4 She’ll get a good job.

2 we / buy / a house / by the sea?

Yes, we will. / No, we won’t.

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Vocabulary 2
Musical instruments
acoustic guitar drums electric guitar flute keyboard percussion piano
saxophone trumpet violin

1 Find and circle ten musical instruments in the 3 Complete the puzzle. What is the mystery
wordsnake. instrument?
1
D R U M S
2
I R

3
Y O
4
R T

5
I L
6
I
2 Look at the picture and label the instruments
E
with the words in exercise 1.
1 10
1 You sit to play this instrument. You hit it with
sticks or with your hands. It’s very loud!
2 You play this with your fingers. Flamenco
musicians play these. It can be acoustic or
2 4
electric.
3
3 This instrument can sound like a lot of
6 8 9 different instruments. You play it with your
5
hands.
4 You play this instrument with your mouth. It
7
is very loud. It’s a traditional instrument, but
jazz musicians play them, too.
5 You usually hold this with your left hand and
you put it near your shoulder. It’s a classical
1 percussion 6 instrument.
2 7 6 You usually sit to play this instrument. You
3 8 play it with your fingers. It doesn’t need
4 9 electricity.
5 10
Mystery instrument:
O E

EXTRA!
Complete the sentences for you.
1 In a pop band, my favourite instrument is the
.
2 In an orchestra, my favourite instrument is
the .
3 I don’t like the .
4 I’ve got a friend who can play the
.
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Grammar 2
First conditional 3 Write complete first conditional sentences.
become a taxi driver / drive a pink taxi
situation consequence
If she becomes a taxi driver, she’ll drive
a
If you study, you will pass.
pink taxi
If you don’t study, you won’t pass.
.
1 go to the city / visit the museum.
If we
consequence situation .
2 get a job / be very happy.
You will pass if you study. If my brother
You won’t pass if you don’t study. .
3 not pass her exams / not go to university.
If she
LOOK! .
We describe situations with if + present
4 buy a house / if she earns more money.
simple.
She
We describe consequences with will / won’t +
the infinitive without to. .
5 have children / if they get married.
They
1 Circle the correct words.
.
I’ll celebrate if he gets / will get the job.
1 If my sister has / will have children, I’ll be 4 Match 1–6 with a–f to make first conditional
an aunt! sentences.
2 I’ll buy a house near the beach if I earn / ’ll 1 If you pass your exams,
earn a lot of money. 2 If I go out in the rain,
3 If you buy / will buy a laptop, you’ll use it 3 Will it be warmer
every day. 4 If I change school,
4 If the rain doesn’t stop / won’t stop, we 5 Will you tell Tom about the party
won’t go camping.
6 Will she lend you any money
5 I won’t go out later if there is / will be a
film on TV.
a if you ask her?
2 Complete the sentences with the correct form b will you write to me?
of the verbs in brackets. c if we build a fire?
d if you see him?
If you wear those clothes, people e will your parents be happy?
will look (look) at you.
f will I get a cold?
1 If you play that song again, he
(not be) happy.
2 I (visit) you if you go to EXTRA!
hospital. Complete the sentences for you.
3 If you don’t go home now, you 1 If I meet my friends on Saturday, we
(not have) time for lunch.
4 If I see his CD, I (buy) it.
.
5 She (not go) to university if 2 I’ll be happy if
she doesn’t study. .
3 I won’t be pleased if
.
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Reading
1 Read the text and look at the chart.
Class survey: School holiday plans
We asked 20 people in our class about
their plans for the school holidays. Here
are our results.
• Will you travel to another country?
Half will travel to another
country. Most of these students
will go to countries in Europe.
• Will you go somewhere in
Spain? Will you stay at home?
(1)100% of the people in my class
will go somewhere in Spain. (2)
0 per cent will stay at home every
day in the holidays.
• Will you go to a theme park?
Will you go to a beach?
(3) 80 per cent of students will go
to a theme park with their families or
friends. (4) 25 per cent of students
will go to the beach. These students
have family who live near the sea.
2 Circle the correct phrases to replace the
highlighted expression in the text.
50 per cent of students / a few will travel
to another country.
1 Most / Everyone will go somewhere in
Spain.
2 No one / A few will stay at home.
3 Most / Half will go to a theme park.
4 A few / No one will go to the beach.
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Writing
A class survey
3 Look at the class survey and match the
questions with the answers.
Number of students
1 Do you want to earn a lot of money?
2 Do you want to work in an office?
3 Will you live in the city?
4 Will you live in the country?
5 Will you travel to another country?
a 50 per cent
b Everyone
c No one
d A few students
e Most students
4 Complete the text with the information in the
class survey and the phrases in exercise 3.
Class survey: Future plans
We asked 20 people in our class about their
future plans. Here are our results.
• Do you want to earn a lot of money?
Everyone wants to earn a lot of money. They
think they will be happy.
• Do you want to work in an office?
(1) in the class
wants to work (2) .
• Will you live in the city? Will you live in the
country?
(3) students will
(4) because they
think there are more jobs in the city. (5)
will live in the
country. They like quiet places.
• Will you travel to another country?
(6) of students will
(7) . They want to
explore different places.
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Language reference
w i l l / won ’t Wordlist
We use will to talk about predictions for the Life events
future.
be born
• I will have a lot of children.
buy a house
We often use the expressions I think, I expect, get a job
I guess to introduce predictions. get married
• He thinks he’ll be famous. go to university
• I expect they’ll get married. have children
We use will + infinitive for sentences in the learn to drive
affirmative. leave home
• We’ll buy a big house. leave school
• She’ll live a long life. start school
We use won’t (will not) + infinitive for train to be a …
sentences in the negative. work
• I won’t have ten children. Musical instruments
• You won’t live in Australia.
acoustic guitar
We often use these time expressions with will: drums
one day, one day soon, soon, tomorrow, next electric guitar
year, when I’m older, when I finish school. flute
• I’ll buy a car when I’m 20. keyboard
• He’ll go to university next year. percussion
The word order is different in questions. piano
• He will be a famous footballer. saxophone
• Will he be a famous footballer? trumpet
violin
We don’t repeat the infinitive in short
answers.
• Will we buy a big house?
• Yes, we will. ✓
• Yes, we will buy. ✗

First conditional
We use the first conditional to talk about
possible situations in the future and their
consequences.
We use: If + subject + present simple, subject +
will / won’t + infinitive without to.
• If you practise, your concerts will be good.
We also use: subject + will / won’t + infinitive
without to + if + subject + present simple.
• Your concerts will be good if you practise.
If we put the situation first, we use a comma.
• If I study, I’ll pass my exam.
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Vocabulary 1
Materials and containers
aluminium bag bottle box can cardboard carton cotton glass jar metal
paper plastic wool

1 Find and circle 14 materials and containers in 3 Match 1–5 with a–e to make compound
the wordsquare. nouns.

C N C A R T O N B E A
A P M A Y P I W O O L
R L J A R A L Y X L U
D A E A U D B S T P M
B S P V I A B E S A I
O T H E M C O O R P N
A I A X R E T Z R E I
R C I C O T T O N R U 1 plastic a can
2 glass b bag
D H D A M G L A S S M
3 cardboard c T-shirt
B A G N S W E T L P L 4 aluminium d box
5 cotton e bottle
2 Complete the table with words in exercise 1.
4 Complete the sentences with the compound
nouns in exercise 3.
containers materials
1 If you go to the market, you’ll need to take
carton aluminium a .
2 My cat likes sleeping in a
.
3 My granddad collects
. He uses them
when he makes wine.
4 For PE, I always wear a
.
5 We buy cola in an .

EXTRA!
Complete the sentences for you.
1 In my family, we recycle
.
2 We don’t really need to use
.
3 It’ll be difficult to stop using
.
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Grammar 1
Present perfect: aff i rma ti ve
aff i r mat i ve contracted f o r m

I / You have used ‘ve used

He / She / It has used ‘s used

We / You / They have used ‘ve used

LOOK!
The he / she / it forms are different: 2 They 3 It the
He / She / It has eaten. ✓ a house. (build) fish. (eat)
He / She / It have eaten. ✗
There are a lot of irregular past participles.
Use the verb list on page 126 in your Student’s
Book to help you.

1 Write the past participles. Use the verb list in

the Student’s Book to help you.
verb past participle
go g o n e
1 be b n 4 She 5 He his
2 build b i t the bottle. (break) finger. (cut)
3 buy bou t
4 have h
5 eat eat Present perfect: negative
2 Circle have or has. negative contracted f o r m

I has / have stopped using plastic bags. I / You have not stopped haven’t stopped
1 We has / have reduced our rubbish. He / She / It has not stopped hasn’t stopped
2 I has / have reused this plastic bag
We / You / They have not haven’t stopped
ten times. stopped
3 My brother has / have recycled his T-shirt.
4 My parents has / have watched TV today.
5 The dog has / have eaten my homework! 4 Complete the sentences with haven’t or
hasn’t.
3 Look at the pictures and complete the The film hasn’t started.
sentences with the verbs in brackets. 1 I heard their new song.
2 She cleaned her teeth!
3 We seen him today.

5 Make these sentences negative.

It’s been hot this week.
It hasn’t been hot this week.
1 She’s used your mobile phone.
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Vocabulary 2
Endangered animals
dolphin elephant leopard orang-utan panda polar bear rhinoceros snake
tiger turtle

1 Look at the picture and label the animals with 3 Complete the crossword.
the words in the table. 1

2 2

1 3

4
4

3 5

6
5
6 7

7 10

9
Across
3 I’m usually found in hot countries. I’m a
reptile but I don’t have legs.
5 I live in water and on land. I lay eggs and
I’ve got a shell.
6 I’ve got four legs but I can’t jump. I’ve got
big ears. I have a shower with my nose.

8 I’m a very large animal. I’ve got two horns

on my head and my ears are very small.
2 Complete the table with the animals in Down
exercise 1. 1 I’m from southeast Asia. I live in the forest.
My hands are like human hands.
animals that animals that animals that 2 I live in the Arctic but not in the Antarctic. I
live on land live in wat er live on land
eat meat and fish. I’m very big.
and in wat er
4 I live in Africa. I’m a mammal. I’ve got spots
elephant dolphin polar bear and I’m a member of the cat family.
7 I come from Asia. I’m a mammal. I’ve got
stripes and I’m a member of the cat family.

EXTRA!
Complete the sentences for you.
1 My favourite endangered animal is
.
2 I don’t like .
3 In a zoo or safari park, I visit the
first.
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Grammar 2
Present perfect: questions
and short answers
questions and short answers
Have I seen … ? Yes, I have.
Have you seen … ?
Has he / she / it seen … ?
Have we / you /
they seen … ?
4 broken / I / my arm / Have ?
No, you .
5 Have / the cake / eaten / you ?
No, I haven’t. Yes, I .
Yes, you have.
No, you haven’t. 3 Circle the correct words.
Yes, he / she / it has.
No, he / she / it hasn’t.
Yes, we / you / they have.
No, we / you / they
haven’t.

LOOK!
We don’t repeat the past participle in short
answers.
Have I recycled glass?
Yes, you have. ✓ Yes, you have recycled. ✗

1 Complete the questions with Have or Has. Louis Have you finish / finished your
Then match the questions with the short homework, Kyle?
answers. Kyle No, I (1) hasn’t / haven’t.
Have Louis But I want to play football with you.
I told you about the film
(2) Have / Has you started it yet?
1 she arrived?
Kyle Yes, I (3) have / haven’t.
2 we eaten all the biscuits?
Louis Has your teacher (4) given / gived you
3 he reused those jars?
much homework?
4 you put the books in Kyle Yes, he (5) give / has.
your bag?
Louis It looks difficult. Have you (6) try /
5 they drunk my juice?
tried number four yet?
Kyle No, I (7) hasn’t / haven’t. (8) Have /
a Yes, they have. d No, he hasn’t. Has you finished asking questions?
b Yes, you have. e Yes, she has. Louis Why?
c No, we haven’t. f No, I haven’t. Kyle Because I’m trying to do my
homework!
2 Order the words to make questions. Then
complete the short answers.
EXTRA!
seen / you / Have / my notebook ? Complete the questions with the phrases
Have you seen my notebook? in the box or your own ideas. Then write
No, I haven’t . answers for you.
1 finished / Have / you / your homework ?
been to another country
Yes, I . seen a famous person touched a snake
2 his paper / he / Has / recycled ?

Yes, he .
3 about our holiday / told you / Has / she ?
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Reading
1 Read the text. Then tick (✓) the best name for
the competition.
a Make bracelets
b Help the pandas
c Earn a lot of money
Competition:
First prize winner (under-14s): Class 9B:
Haymarket School, Newquay
There was an earthquake in China. We watched
the news on TV and we saw homeless pandas.
So we decided to help.
Firstly we wrote to the panda sanctuary in
China. We wanted to find out what to do. They
told us they needed money to help look after
the pandas.
So, we made a lot of black and white
bracelets. Then, we sold our bracelets to
make money. Then, we made posters of
pandas and we’ve sold them too. We’ve
collected a lot of money!
Finally, we’re going to send all the money to
the sanctuary for food and homes for the
pandas.
2 Read the text again and match the sentence
halves.
The project started
1 Class 9B saw
2 The first things they made
3 They have also made
a posters of pandas.
b pandas on TV.
c were black and white bracelets.
d after an earthquake.
SUMMER ACTIVITIES FOR 2nd ESO
Writing
A competitio n entry
3 Match questions 1–3 with a–e.
1 What is the problem?
2 What have the students done
to help?
4 Complete the text using the information in
exercise 3. Circle the correct words.
Competition: Save the Iberian lynx
We were hiking in the mountains in our area
when we saw a lynx on the road. We’ve seen
this many times. Many lynxes die on our roads
because the cars drive too fast.
We wanted to make the cars go slower.
(1) Firstly / Then / Finally, we
(2) and we put them
everywhere in our area. (3) Firstly / Then /
Finally, we made big, red triangles and
(4) . Now cars can’t
go very fast. (5) Firstly / Then / Finally, we
(6) of our lynxes.
(7) Firstly / Then / Finally, we have written
(8) and we’re going
to sing it on our video!
(9) Firstly / Then / Finally, we’re
(10) our rap video
on the internet because we want a lot of
people to see it. We hope our project is going
to save the lynxes.
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Language reference Wordlist

Present perfect
We use the present perfect to talk about past Materials and containers
experiences. We aren’t interested in, or we
aluminium
don’t know, when they happened.
bag
We form the present perfect with have / has + bottle
the past participle of the verb. box
• I have organized a competition. can
• He has bought a laptop. cardboard
We form the negative with haven’t / hasn’t + carton
the past participle of the verb. cotton
• They haven’t reduced their screen time. glass
jar
The regular past participle ending is –ed.
metal
• use ➔ used
paper
Many common verbs are irregular. The past plastic
participle of some verbs are the same as the wool
past simple form.
• have ➔ had ➔ had, meet ➔ met ➔ met. Endangered animals

The past participle of other verbs is different dolphin

from the past simple form. elephant
• ride ➔ rode ➔ ridden, see ➔ saw ➔ seen leopard
orang-utan
Use the irregular verb list on page 126 of the
panda
Student Book to help you.
polar bear
The word order is different in questions. rhinoceros
• You have seen a tiger. snake
• Have you seen a tiger? tiger
We don’t repeat the past participle in short turtle
answers.
• Have you touched a snake?
• Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t. ✓
• Yes, I have touched. No I haven’t touched. ✗
We sometimes use ever in questions to mean
‘at any time in your life’.
• Have you ever seen a penguin?
• Has he ever ridden an elephant?