UNIT
Consolidation
1 VOCABULARY
-ed and -ing adjectives
1 Choose the correct answers.
1 That film was really amusing / amused!
2 We enjoyed the basketball match but we were
really surprising / surprised that our team lost.
3 I always feel annoying / annoyed when my little
sister breaks my things.
4 I usually enjoy concerts but that concert was
really disappointing / disappointed.
5 That baby is smiling. She looks very relaxing /
relaxed.
2 Match sentences 1–6 with people a–f in the
pictures.
a b
c d
e f
1 David is really interested in History.
2 We had a relaxing holiday in Spain.
3 Della was amazed by the ice cream.
4 The 200 metres final was very exciting.
5 Your costume is frightening!
6 This morning’s Maths lesson was so boring!
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Arts and entertainment
3 Read the definitions and add letters to complete
the words.
1 An event with a parade. = c _ _ _ _ _ _ l
2 The people who watch a show. = a _ _ _ _ _ _ e
3 Someone who writes for a newspaper. =
r______r
4 A general word for things that are fun. =
e___________t
5 Where you can go to learn and practise
something new. = w _ _ _ _ _ _ p
6 Where you can go to look at interesting things,
like art. = e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ n
7 Another word for a show. = p _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ e
8 The clothes that someone wears for a
performance or parade. = c _ _ _ _ _ e
FAST FINISHER
4 Choose the correct sentences.
1 a I was surprised when I saw my friend on TV!
b I was surprising when I saw my friend on TV!
2 a My uncle is a performer for a newspaper.
b My uncle is a reporter for a newspaper.
3 a Swimming is very tired.
b Swimming is very tiring.
4 a We went to a workshop to learn circus skills.
b We went to an audience to learn circus skills.
5 a The children are very exciting about the
carnival.
b The children are very excited about the
carnival.
UNIT
Extension
1 VOCABULARY

-ed and -ing adjectives Arts and entertainment

1 Choose the correct answers. 3 Complete the crossword puzzle.
1 My best friend is really amusing / embarrassing / 1

disappointed. He makes me laugh a lot! 2

2 We enjoyed the concert but we were really

confusing / interested / surprised that it finished
so early. 3 4

3 I always feel boring / annoyed / excited when 5

people take my pens and don’t give them back.
6
4 I love reading but that book was so amused /
disappointing / interesting.
5 My parents are so surprising / frightened /
relaxed when they are on holiday.
6 The football match last night was really excited /
exciting / surprised.
7 They were amazing / frightening / frightened 7

when they saw the big dog.

8 The documentary about the Aztecs was so
interesting / tiring / bored. 8

2 Complete the sentences with an -ing or -ed

adjective. Across
2 Another word for a show.
3 The clothes that someone wears for a
performance or parade.
6 Someone who writes for a newspaper.
7 The people who watch a show.
8 Where you can go to look at interesting things,
like art.

Down
1 A general word for things that are fun.
4 Where you can go to learn and practise
something new.
5 An event with a parade.

FAST FINISHER
1 The acrobats are a _ _ _ _ _ _!
2 Sylvia is a _ _ _ _ _ _ because her friend forgot
4 Correct the sentences.
to meet her. 1 The festival was excited!
3 It was a t_ _ _ _ _ day. They had a long plane
journey and they arrived home late at night. 2 Every year there is a workshop in Rio de Janeiro.
4 It was really e_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ when I fell off
my bike. 3 I’m interesting in learning circus skills.
5 Trudy was d_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ because she
couldn’t go to the party. 4 Performers often wear amazing photographs.
6 I don’t understand the instructions. They’re very
c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. 5 The children in the audience were boring.

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UNIT
Consolidation
1 GRAMMAR

Used to 3 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

1 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
did you use to (x 2) used to (x 2) didn’t use to
I did I didn’t

I used to write lots of stories when I was at

primary school.

1 Paul play basketball, but now

he plays for the school team.
2 A: Grandad, play football
when you were young? the parade started when watching it
B: Yes, .
I was watching the parade when it started
3 I live in Rome now, but I live
to rain.
in Lima.
4 A: collect Star Wars cards? chocolate was like I use to when

B: No, . 1 I didn’t younger.

Past simple vs past continuous when doing the entertainers were

2 Look at the pictures. Choose the correct answers. 2 What you

arrived?
1 While Adam was
saw going you when I were
cycling in the park, he
fell / was falling off his 3 Where you?
bike.
that song was she when sing used to

4 Elena a child.
2 arrived we when raining was
I took a photo of my
friend while she swam 5 It in Venice.
/ was swimming in the
pool. FAST FINISHER

4 Choose the correct sentences.

3 1 a My brothers use to go to that school.
b My brothers used to go to that school.
When / While my mum
2 a What are you doing at four o’clock yesterday?
came home, we were
b What were you doing at four o’clock yesterday?
playing a computer
game. 3 a I didn’t use to be interested in music.
b I didn’t used to be interested in music.
4 a Did your friend use to have a cat?
4
b Do your friend use to have a cat?
I did / was doing my
5 a When I was arriving at the station, my friend
homework when my
waited for me.
cousin rang.
b When I arrived at the station, my friend was
waiting for me.

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UNIT
Extension
1 GRAMMAR

Used to 3 Use the prompts to write sentences with used to,

the past simple or the past continuous.
1 Complete the text with the correct form of used to you / used to / read / books / when / you /
and the verbs in brackets.
be / five?
Lots of things have changed in Angela’s life. Did you use to read books when you were five?
1
When she was younger, she 1 I / watch / the parade / when / it / start / to
(enjoy) drawing, but now she prefers taking snow.
2
photos. She (not, play) any
sports, but now she plays tennis. Now she lives
in a big house, but when she was a student she 2 I / not used to / like / coffee / but / now / I /
3
(live) in a small flat. She love it!
4
(take) the bus to work every
day but now she cycles. 5
(she, wear) glasses when she was younger? Yes, 3 Where / your sister / go / when / she / fall off /
she did. But now she wears contact lenses. her bike?

Past simple vs past continuous 4 your grandma / used to / speak / Spanish /

2 Complete the sentences with the past simple and when / she / be / a child?
the past continuous of the verbs in the box.

call arrive watch bite wait

have start run 5 Where / you / go / when / I / see / you / on the
bus / this morning?
1 Philip
through the park when
the dog him. 6 The children / break / a window / while / they /
play / football / in the garden.

2 When Anna
me, she FAST FINISHER
an ice cream.
4 Correct the sentences.
1 My brothers use to go to that school.

3 While we 2 What are you doing at four o’clock yesterday?

for the bus, it
to rain. 3 I didn’t used to be interested in music.

4 Do your friend use to have a cat?

4 When I
5 When I was arriving at the station, my friend
at Jack’s house, he
waited for me.
a
football match on TV.

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UNIT
1 READING
A festival
1 Read the text quickly and answer the questions.
1 What kind of text is it?
a A poster. b A newspaper article.
2 What kinds of entertainment are mentioned in the text? Write them here:
Don’t miss the Crompton Family Festival!
by our reporter, Tara Goodman
The Crompton Family Festival is this
Saturday. Come along and join in the
fun. You won’t be bored!
The festival begins with an
exciting parade through the town at
twelve o’clock. It’s lots of fun, so
come and watch! At the end of the
parade, judges award two prizes:
for the most amusing and the most
surprising costumes.
After the parade, come and
enjoy the entertainment in the park
from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. There’s a
lot happening and it’s easy to get
confused about what to do, so please
check the posters to find out about
what activities there are, and what
time and where each activity is
taking place. There are posters all
around the park with information
about this. Last year some of the most
popular activities were the fun races,
2 Read the text again. Correct one
word in each sentence.
1 The festival starts at one o’clock.
2 It finishes in the afternoon.
3 Judges give costumes to two
people.
4 There is lots of entertainment in
the town square.
5 To find out the time of an
activity, you need to look at the
newspapers.
6 Adults painted the pictures in the
exhibition last year.
7 Alison Carpenter is a grandfather.
8 Alison likes to go to the festival
every year.
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c A story.
the exhibition of paintings by local
children, and the dance performance.
There are also music, dance and
circus skills workshops, which are
always very interesting and fun.
Note that all the workshops are free,
but you need a ticket to get in. Please
book early because we have a limited
number of tickets. We don’t want
anyone to be disappointed!
It’s a very old festival. We spoke
to Alison Carpenter, who lives in the
town. ‘I used to go to the festival
every year when I was a child,’ she
said. ‘It’s too tiring for me now, but
I’m happy that my grandchildren can
still enjoy it!’
People enjoying the drumming
workshop at last year’s festival.
3 Complete the sentences with the correct adjective from the text
ending in -ing or -ed.
1 People are never at the Crompton Family Festival.
2 The parade is .
3 Some people get when they arrive in the park.
4 The workshops are always .
5 People who don’t get a ticket for the workshops will be
.
6 Alison Carpenter thinks that the festival is but
children like it.
4 COMPARE CULTURES Think about a festival or celebration
in your town or area and answer the questions.
• What is it called? Where and when does it take place?
• Is there a parade? What else can people see and do?
UNIT

1 LISTENING

A funny thing happened to me … 3 1.1 Complete the sentences with words from
James’s story. Then listen and check.
1 1.1 Look at the words below. Then listen to
1 James goes to school by bike because it’s more
James’s story and tick (✓) the words that you hear.
fun and it’s .
2 James fell off his bike because he was going
down the too fast.
3 James was really because his wheel
was broken.
4 He couldn’t ride his bike to school after the
accident so he had to it.
5 The woman was in the bike shed next
to James’s bike.
6 James thinks the woman enjoys bikes.
4 Work with a partner. Retell the story in your own
words.

5 THINK CRITICALLY Think of a time when

a stranger was kind to you, like the woman in
James’s story. Tell your partner what happened.

When was the last time you were kind to a

stranger? Tell your partner about it.

bike festival fell off wheel broken

audience woman ran away
fixed embarrassed amazed

2 1.1 Read the questions. Then listen to James’s

story again and write answers.
1 How did James use to travel to school?

2 Why was he cycling fast last Tuesday morning?

3 What happened to James and his bike?

4 Why couldn’t James complete his journey by bike?

5 What was he doing when he saw the woman?

6 Why was James amazed?

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UNIT

1 SPEAKING

Did you use to …?

a b c

use a computer take the train by yourself write stories for fun

d e f

bake cakes play an instrument ride a bike

g h i

swim in the sea wear funny costumes have a pet

j k l

read comics go skateboarding have a mobile phone

1 Ask and answer questions about what you used 2 FIND OUT Talk to a friend or family member.
to do at different ages of your life. Give detailed Find out interesting facts about their past. Make
answers. notes in the table and tell the class about the
person you talked to.
Did you use to have a pet
used to didn’t use to when?
when you were seven?

Yes, I did. I had two rabbits. Their

names were Chas and Dave.
My dad used to ride a motorbike when he was
a teenager.

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UNIT

1 WRITING

Describing a scene
3 Look at the photo. Complete the second paragraph
of the text with the words in the box.

were playing arrived started were having

were putting sat was eating took

When I arrived in the town square, hundreds of

people were watching the parade. Children were
waving flags. Everyone was happy and excited.
There were lots of entertainers in the parade.
Musicians were playing a tune on their trumpets
and drums while they were walking, and jugglers
were performing some amazing tricks. Then some
men and women on stilts appeared. They were After the parade, there was a big street party.
wearing bright, colourful costumes. Lots of people When we 1 , some adults
took photos while the men and women on stilts 2
tables and chairs in
were going past.
the road, and children 3 .
4
Then everyone down to
1 Read the first paragraph of the text. Are the eat. I 5
this photo while
sentences true (T) or false (F)? 6
everyone . Later on,
1 The parade was in a town. 7
we ice cream when it
2 Some people weren’t enjoying the parade. 8
to rain!
3 There was some music in the parade.
2 Read the first paragraph of the text again and find …
1 three verbs in the past simple (not was/were): 4 GET CREATIVE
, , 1 Find two photos on the internet that show part
2 seven verbs in the past continuous: , of a festival or celebration, e.g. a parade, a street
, , , , , party, a performance, a firework display, an
exhibition, or a workshop.
3 an adjective ending in -ing: 2 Write a paragraph about each photo, using the
4 an adjective ending in -ed: past continuous and the past simple. You can
use words and time phrases from the text.

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