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Unit 1 4
1 Egyptian
2 Icelandic
Vocabulary 3 Russian
4 Kuwaiti
1 5 Ghanaian
1 Brazilian 5 Italian 6 Kazakhstani
2 Japan 6 British 7 Australian
3 Chinese 7 French 8 German
4 Greece 8 Poland

2 Grammar
1 first; June
1
2 twelve; twenty
3 
twenty-second; October 1 b 2 c 3 b 4 a 5 a
4 forty-two thousand 6 c 7 b 8 b
5 fifteen; fifty
6 
seventy-seven thousand 2
7 fourth; December 1 Are; enjoying
8 ninety-nine thousand 2 are / ’re waiting
3 are playing
3 4 is / ’s talking
5 is / ’s walking
G R A N D M A L S W P 6 am / ’m not feeling
Q D J H D V F B J I A 7 am / ’m doing
8 is / ’s flying
A U N T K T O L S F R
N G R G B R O T H E R 3
D S S A K I Y R G U C 1 never
2 often
Y F S R C D K G V I G 3 hardly ever
U N U T O Y H S O N I 4 usually
5 sometimes
G E S G U S E Z M E S
6 always
H P I I S D K A Y L O
T H F S I S T E R S M 4
1 Miranda lives near a nice park.
E E U D N F O J E W F 2 We go to school five days a week.
R W D A S T H E M J A 3 Do you read a lot of books?
4 Who sits next to you in your history lesson?
1 aunt 5 son 5 Oscar doesn’t speak German. He’s from Spain.
2 grandma 6 brother 6 We often stay with our aunt and uncle in Italy.
3 wife 7 sisters 7 Do you go on holiday every summer?
4 nephew 8 cousins 8 She doesn’t like travelling by boat.

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Unit 2 Grammar
1
Vocabulary 1 brought
2 didn’t buy
1 3 thought
1 boots 4 drank
2 jacket 5 taught
3 trainers 6 ate
4 hat 7 went
5 handbag 8 Did you catch
6 suit
7 sandals 2
8 trousers 1 I used to wear trousers to school
2 The twins didn’t used to take the bus
2 3 My mum used to work in a bank
1 happy 4 Where did you use to practise swimming
2 clever 5 We didn’t use to play computer games
3 quiet 6 Did you use to watch scary films
4 kind
5 funny 3
6 friendly 1 was watching
7 gold 2 were sleeping
8 purple / pink 3 was having
4 were wearing
3 5 wasn’t feeling
1 beautiful 6 Were you listening
2 careful 7 was shining
3 tiring
4 noisy 4
5 friendly 1 Andres was living in Mexico when he met Pedro for
6 useful the first time.
7 heavy 2 What time did you get home last night?
8 brave 3 They were driving to work when it started raining a lot.
4 Sylvia was hanging out with her friends when her
4 mum called.
1 boring 5 The first time I wore a dress, I hated it.
2 tired 6 While he was studying for his exams, he didn’t
3 interesting go out.
4 bored 7 While I was waiting for the bus, I sent a text to
5 tiring my friend.
6 interesting 8 I didn’t answer your call because I was watching an
7 tired interesting programme.
8 interested

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Unit 3 Grammar
1
Vocabulary 1 are / ’re driving
2 are / ’re playing
1 3 is / ’s tidying
1 text 4 is / ’s meeting
2 printer 5 is / ’s visiting
3 internet 6 are not / aren’t going
4 enter 7 am / ’m doing
5 screen 8 Is Kasia downloading
6 tablet
7 file 2
8 switch off 1 are you doing
2 am / ‘m studying
2 3 are you going
1 email 4 am / ‘m visiting
2 call 5 are you leaving
3 password 6 am / ‘m flying
4 go 7 are you having
5 check 8 am / ‘m taking
6 printer
7 download 3
8 digital camera 1 onto
2 on
3 3 at
1 modern 4 in
2 terrible 5 towards
3 boring 6 to
4 the same 7 into
5 difficult 8 from
6 unusual
7 different 4
8 normal 1 in
2 to
4 3 on
1 boring 4 at
2 interesting 5 in
3 easy 6 on
4 difficult 7 at
5 different 8 on
6 excellent
7 normal
8 the same

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Unit 4 Grammar
1
Vocabulary 1 will / ’ll answer
2 are / ’re going to watch
1 3 will / ’ll have
F A M T E X P W O Q B 4 am / ’m not going to make
5 will / ’ll help
O M B E C V A H Z P I 6 is / ’s going to be
H J U K W N S I R L G
2
U V T O M A T O E S R
1 I’m / I am going to meet my sister for lunch.
T S T D I M A K O E A 2 I’ll / I will open a window.
C H E E S E C D N O P 3 He’s / He is going to lose the baking contest next
week.
L I R U T A O A I P E 4 I’ll / I will carry it for you.
Z L E P O T A T O E S 5 What are you going to make for Hana’s birthday
lunch?
Y V O R M U R O N V R
6 I’m sure he won’t / will not eat the fish soup.
K P W A B A N A S M Y
3
1 pasta 5 butter 1 children
2 cheese 6 grapes 2 eggs
3 meat 7 tomatoes 3 women
4 potatoes 8 onions 4 grapes
5 rice
2 6 bread
1 f 2 b 3 e 4 c 5 a 6 d
4
3 1 I’ve got a few bananas here. Do you want them?
1 make 4 mix 2 Where can I get some information about this cooking
2 pre-heat 5 put course?
3 cut 6 bake 3 Have you got any milk in the fridge?
4 We haven’t got much cake left, but you can have it.
4 5 We’ve got some vegetables, but no fruit.
6 How many minutes will it take to bake the biscuits?
1 metres 4 kilometres
2 degrees 5 dough
3 kilos 6 grams

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Unit 5 Grammar
1
Vocabulary 1 Have; ever stayed
2 have never lived
1 3 hasn’t / has not had
1 window 4 have never travelled
2 garden 5 has learned
3 stairs 6 haven’t / have not made
4 wall 7 have tried
5 garage 8 Have; enjoyed
6 kitchen
7 living room 2
8 bedroom 1 yet
2 never
2 3 for
1 lamp 4 already
2 carpet 5 yet
3 curtain 6 just
4 roof 7 since
5 ceiling 8 ever
6 door
7 flat 3
8 mirror 1 The children’s toys are over there.
2 That boy’s room is not very tidy.
3 3 The girls’ uniforms are in their bedrooms.
1 bedrooms 4 David’s car is in the garage.
2 bathrooms 5 Are they going to stay in your parents’ house?
3 shower 6 This isn’t mine. It’s Angela’s.
4 baths 7 Our books are over here. Theirs are on the shelf.
5 window 8 Where are your brothers? They’re late for dinner.
6 garden
7 carpet 4
8 garage 1 her; hers
2 his; his
4 3 their; theirs
1 mirror 4 my; mine
2 armchair 5 your; yours
3 lamp 6 our; ours
4 towel
5 curtains
6 garden
7 bathroom
8 living room

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Unit 6 4
1 past
2 along
Vocabulary 3 over
4 into
1 5 under
7
B
O Grammar
6 1
S H O S P I T A L
1
U K 1 that 5 those
2
S P O R T S C E N T R E 2 Those 6 This
3 that 7 These
E H 4 This 8 this
3 8
R C O L L E G E
2
M P I
4 1 I don’t like old buildings. I like modern ones.
A B A N K 2 The post office just closed. The one on Grant Street
R R is open late.
3 These shoes are nice, but I prefer the ones on
K A that shelf.
5
E P H A R M A C Y 4 This sports centre is expensive. The one across town
costs less.
T Y
5 This flat is large, but the one on First Street is close
to the college.
1 hospital 5   pharmacy
6 ‘Is this your coat?’ ‘No, mine is the red one.’
2 sports centre 6   supermarket
7 Do you prefer red grapes, or green ones?
3 college 7   bookshop
8 The city has got great hotels, but the best ones are
4 bank 8   library
on the beach.

2 3
1 blankets / furniture
1 – 5 an
2 furniture / blankets
2 – 6 a
3 envelopes / stamps
3 the 7 the
4 stamps / envelopes
4 a 8 the
5 pasta / vegetables
6 vegetables / pasta
4
7 dictionary
1 We went to Spain on holiday.
2 Can I have an orange juice, please?
3
3 Do you enjoy playing the guitar?
1 e 2 c 3 a 4 f   5 b   6 d
4 Can you swim in Lake Ontario?
5 They had pasta for lunch.
6 I live near the Thames in London.
7 The UAE is quite warm all year round.
8 The people on the train looked very tired.

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Unit 7 Grammar
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Vocabulary 1 wears
2 forget
1 3 ‘ll / will lose
B O D R I N G F D X Y C 4 won’t be
5 ‘ll / will / can go
E F R C T M Q U R M L H 6 stays
K O L A T U V D A N C E 7 take

I C U M B S R S W D I S
2
N Y C P A I N T I N G I 1 When mum listens to music, she always sings.
H C Y I M C H E N K O N 2 If I’m / I am not too busy, I’ll / I will go cycling later.
3 Kelly will join a gym if it doesn’t / does not cost a lot.
E L C N C Z V E G K G J 4 They usually eat snacks when they get home.
S I N G I N G I O H N O 5 You’ll / You will / You can get good marks if you
study hard.
S N Q U N H J E D I C W
6 If you do robotics, you’ll / you will / you can learn
W G S P G T O C H E S S about robots.
A L C E S S I N G A L A
3
P A I N P I N G E F R X 1 playing / to play
2 to read
1 drawing 5 dance 3 to join
2 cycling 6 chess 4 learning
3 camping 7 painting 5 to look
4 music 8 singing 6 to go
7 to get
2 8 to know
1 music 4 photography
2 dance 5 board games 4
3 cycling 6 camping 1 I’m sorry, but I’m too busy to meet you for coffee.
2 We stopped playing instruments when Tom’s
3 phone rang.
1 hip hop 4 violin 3 Reading comics is Jacques’s favourite pastime.
2 CD 5 pop 4 If you keep practising, you’ll be really good at
3 opera the guitar.
5 They left the house early to make it to the start of
4 the game.
1 in 4 in 6 Don’t worry, we’re clever enough to put up a tent on
2 at 5 on our own.
3 into 7 Mum misses you and she hopes to visit you soon.

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Unit 8 Grammar
1
Vocabulary 1 mustn’t
2 don’t have to / needn’t
1 3 have to
1 e 2 b 3 h 4 c 5 g 6 a 4 don’t have to / needn’t
7 f 8 d 5 mustn’t
6 have to / must
2
1 bike 2
2 basketball 1 have to / must
3 racket 2 mustn’t
4 ball 3 don’t have to / needn’t
5 swimming 4 have to
6 coach 5 have to / must
7 winner 6 mustn’t

3 3
1 hands 1 Could you take me to tennis practice?
2 feet 2 May / Could I borrow your bat?
3 stomach 3 Can we go to the baseball game?
4 arms 4 Can you repair my bike?
5 ears 5 Can I go cycling with Tomas?
6 eye 6 May / Could Pedro join our volleyball team?
7 face(s)
8 neck 4
1 should
4 2 may
1 leg 3 shouldn’t
2 temperature 4 should
3 water 5 could
4 hand
5 the doctor’s
6 sick
7 headache
8 hospital

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Unit 9 Grammar
1
Vocabulary 1 who 5 who
2 – 6 –
1 3 that / which 7 who
1 f 2 h 3 d 4 a 5 g 6 c 4 – 8 –
7 b 8 e
2
2 1 My mum is a journalist who works for a
1 work local newspaper.
2 wear 2 That’s the museum we visited on holiday.
3 work 3 The café serves great food that’s / which is not
4 give very expensive.
5 work 4 That’s the police officer we asked for information.
6 work 5 Marie Jameson is the photographer who took
7 earn our photo.
8 work 6 The rock concert we went to yesterday was terrible!

3 3
1 music 1 Tom plays the piano well.
2 IT 2 The little girl is very sweet.
3 physics 3 We didn’t sleep very deeply last night.
4 drama 4 They were so hungry they ate everything on
5 geography their plates.
6 biology 5 He drives too fast!
7 chemistry 6 Ask her politely and she will help you.
8 history 7 Tobias isn’t a very careful driver.
8 Don’t worry. You’ll pass the exam easily.
4
1 remember 4
2 pass 1 brightly
3 go 2 beautifully
4 get 3 hungrily
5 do 4 loudly
6 follow 5 angrily
7 answer 6 hard
8 fail 7 politely
8 happily

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Unit 10 4
1 arrive 4 get on
2 pick; up 5 get off
Vocabulary 3 cross 6 leave

1
4 7 Grammar
C P
6
O M L 1
1 These cars are made in Germany.
A O A
2 These school are connected by buses.
C T N 3 This tram is driven by a computer.
1
H E L I C O P T E R 4 Many passports are lost during travel.
5 Bus tickets are sold by the driver.
R 6 Petrol is used by many types of transport.
B
2 2
T R A I N
5 1 are flown by
B A K 2 are sailed by
U X E 3 are built with
3 4 are made with
S H I P 5 is given by
6 are filled in with
Across Down 7 is cut with
1 helicopter 2 taxi 8 are bought by
2 train 4 coach
3 ship 5 bus 3
6 motorbike
1 was used 5 was sent
7 plane
2 was flown 6 were saved
3 was found 7 weren’t told
2 4 were closed 8 were paid for
1 driving licence 4 lorry
2 map 5 passport 4
3 wheel 6 ticket
The city was painted red, yellow and blue. My hotel was
built with Lego bricks. The food in the restaurants was
3 served by friendly tigers. All the taxis were driven by
1 take robots. The bicycles were made with musical instruments.
2 miss All the souvenirs were given away for free!
3 sail
4 catch

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Unit 11 Grammar
1
Vocabulary 1 more difficult
2 longer
1 3 wetter
Q I W E R Y I P J 4 worse
5 more slowly
A C L O U D Y K F 6 as rainy
D Y A U T C O L O 7 more easily
8 as well
C T Y P O I W D G
O F R E E Z I N G 2
O M N B B V N G Y 1 warmer
2 faster
L G K J C X D F H 3 drier
A S T O R M Y V S 4 more slowly
5 as friendly
T A S G H J K Z A
6 safer
D F B O I L I N G 7 as good
8 further
1 freezing 5 foggy
2 boiling 6 cloudy 3
3 icy 7 cool 1 Last Monday was the earliest time I’ve woken up.
4 windy 8 stormy 2 The Amazon is the most frightening place
I’ve visited.
2 3 I arrived the latest out of all club members.
1 clouds 4 snowing 4 Yesterday we had the strangest weather all year.
2 sunny 5 winds 5 Mt Kilimanjaro is the biggest mountain in Africa.
3 rainy 6 cold 6 Erica dances the most beautifully out of her
dance group.
3
1 no water / plants die 4
2 plants die / no water 1 windiest
3 lots of rain / lots of cool wind 2 the highest
4 lots of cool wind / lots of rain 3 hottest
5 storm is near / very loud noise 4 the most heavily
6 very loud noise / storm is near 5 scarier
7 burning brightly 6 strongest
7 the worst
4 8 more dangerously
1 high 4 dark
2 heavy 5 low
3 strong 6 light

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Unit 12 Grammar
1
Vocabulary Students’ own answers
1 … little old Spanish lady …
1 2 … big square wooden box …
1 hill 3 … beautiful old red and blue carpet …
2 desert 4 … lovely yellow cotton dress …
3 forest 5 … comfortable new wool jumper …
4 river 6 … interesting new book about plants …
5 lake
6 beach 2
7 path 1 beautiful large
8 field 2 scary old wooden
3 lovely bright red
2 4 frightening tall dark
1 east 5 rich Czech
2 west 6 cute little brown
3 north
4 south 3
5 east 1 tired
6 south 2 tiring
7 north 3 frightened
8 west 4 interested
5 amazing
3 6 excited
1 g 2 f 3 b 4 d 5 a 6 c
7 h 8 e 4
1 amazing
4 2 interested
1 make 3 tiring
2 plant 4 bored
3 look after 5 excited
4 save 6 frightening
5 fill
6 grow
7 use
8 put

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