Grammar
1 Complete the text with a, an, the or (–)
if no article is necessary.
Having (1) _____ older brother is (2) _____
wonderful experience. It not only means
having someone to talk to or play with,
but also having someone to protect you.
My older brother is (3) _____ English
teacher. He teaches (4) _____ small children
to speak English and, during the holidays,
he travels around (5) _____ world.
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2 Complete the sentences with the
correct present simple or present
continuous form of the verbs given.
1 I’m sorry but I _______________ (not /
understand) what you ______________
(talk) about.
2 Alex! You _______________ (not / listen)
to me!
3 Go to bed right now. You
_______________ (need) some sleep.
4 Who _______________ (they / wait) for?
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Vocabulary
3 Match the words 1–5 with the
definitions A–G. There are two extra
definitions.
1 nephew ____
2 stepmother ____
3 grandson ____
4 mother-in-law ____
5 only child ____
A the mother of your husband or wife
B the mother of one of your parents
C a child who has no brothers or sisters
D the son of your brother or sister
E your father’s wife in a second or later
marriage
F the son of one of your children
G the brother of your husband or wife
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4 Complete the sentences with the
correct noun form of these words.
There are two extra words.
argue concentrate confident different
independent inform retire
1 You need a lot of _____________ to speak
in public.
2 My older brother, Mark, is great – we
rarely have any _____________ .
3 You can take early _____________ at the
age of 50 and have a lot of free time.
4 Everybody should know the
_____________ between right and wrong.
5 Some young adults want _____________
from their parents and the freedom to do
whatever they want as soon as possible.
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