Grammar and Vocabulary Starter
Grammar and Vocabulary Starter
Grammar and Vocabulary Starter
unit Nationalities
and Countries
Grammar
Subject pronouns and
5 Complete the tables.
Possessive adjectives
Countries Nationalities
1 Match the subject pronoun with a possessive Australia (5) Ir
adjective. (1) Turk (6) Portugu
ID (2) the K (7) Japan
A your
1 you (3) Ind (8) South Afri
B her
2 he (4) Canad (9) Amer
C its
3 she D my
4 it E their Prepositions of place
5 we F his
6 they 6 Look at the picture. Complete the sentences
G our with the words.
Possessive ’s 1 2 3 4
Classroom language
Grammar Unit 1
be: present simple there is / there are + a, an, some and any
1 Complete the sentences with ’m, ’s, or ’re. 4 Write affirmative and negative sentences. Use
I ’m a student. There’s, There isn’t, There are or There aren’t
and a, an, some or any.
1 It half past six.
2 You in my class. restaurant ()
3 We from Spain. There’s a restaurant.
4 Laura my friend. 1 stairs ()
5 I twelve years old.
2 balcony ()
6 She my mother.
Vocabulary Unit 1
Family Rooms and homes
1 Complete the crossword with family words. 2 Complete the conversation with the words.
Then write the word next to each definition.
balcony bathroom beds bedrooms dining garage
kitchen lift living sofa stairs TV
1
D
Sue Hi, Rose. How’s the holiday?
Rose It’s great! We’re in a flat. There are three
U
(1) , one each for the children
and the big one for us. Ours has got a
H (2) , so we can have a shower
when we want. It’s also got a (3)
2
G so we can sit outside and enjoy the fantastic
3 4 O R view. And the (4) are really
U B
comfortable. We sleep well.
5 R
H Sue Can you cook?
6 S N 7
Rose Oh, yes, there’s a big (5) and we
C G
eat in the (6) room. Then we sit
S
on the big (7) in the
8 F A (8) room and watch
W
9 T (9) .
A Sue Have you got a car?
10 N Rose Yes, it’s in the (10) under the
S
H M flat. The only problem is there’s no
(11) and there are a lot of
(12) to get to our flat on the top
11 S E floor!
S
H
Adjectives
12
L E 3 Tick () the pairs of adjectives which mean the
C
same. Cross () the pairs which are opposites.
1 My mother’s brother is my uncle (3) different / the same
1 2
Grammar and Vocabulary Unit 2
Grammar 5
Write short answers for the questions in
exercise 4.
Present simple: affirmative and negative No, we don’t.
1 Yes, .
1 Cross out the ‘s’ at the end of the word where
2 No, .
necessary.
I cleans 3 Yes, .
1
Grammar Unit 2
Present simple: affirmative and negative 5 Write questions and complete the short
answers.
1 Complete the sentences with the correct present Lukas / sing in the choir ?
simple form of one of the verbs. Does Lukas sing in the choir? Yes, he does.
get go make 1 we / have fruit ?
We go shopping on Fridays. ?
1 Maria up early during the week. Yes, we .
2 I my bed in the morning. 2 Ben / chat online ?
3 Paul for a walk most evenings. ?
4 Jude changed quickly in the morning. No, he .
5 My bike a strange noise when I cycle. 3 you / go to the beach ?
6 Ruby and Joe to the cinema every month. ?
No, I .
2 Rewrite the sentences from exercise 1 in the 4 Amita / play an instrument ?
negative. ?
We don’t go shopping on Fridays. Yes, she .
1 5 Javier and Dafne / listen to music ?
2
?
3 Yes, they .
4 6 Manuel / play computer games ?
5
?
6 No, he .
7 You / watch TV ?
3 Write affirmative or negative sentences. ?
Vocabulary Unit 2
Daily routines Extra vocabulary
1 Find ten verbs in the wordpuzzle. 4 Read the clues and complete the crossword.
O Y Q P D M K E I K
1 2
B H W Y G H M A K E 3 4 5
N O I S E
P G O G E J G T H F
L E W J T A F N D Z 6
I T I S M V E Y F G 7
S U P C L E A N D I
W P K A X U F M X F 8
A V F D U I H A V E
S E N K S Q P K B E
H Y B R U S H E Z D 9 10
4 Do you want to
5 What time does
A it start?
B go to the cinema? C can we meet?
D on Saturday? E good for me.
F about Sunday? G busy.
2
Grammar and Vocabulary Unit 3
Grammar Sports
Adverbs of frequency
5 Write the names of the sports.
1 Cross out the adverb of frequency which is in badminton basketball ice hockey karting
the wrong position. kite surfing martial arts rock climbing scuba diving
Belen sometimes drinks sometimes coffee.
1 I usually play usually football on Saturdays. 1 2
2 We sometimes are sometimes late for school.
3 It always is always hot in summer.
4 The teachers often sit often with us in the
canteen.
5 My parents never go never dancing.
3
like + -ing / noun
1
Grammar Unit 3
Adverbs of frequency like + -ing / noun
1 Tick () the correct sentence in each pair. 4 Write questions starting with Do you like …?
a Andy never talks in class. play / football ?
b Andy talks never in class. Do you like playing football?
1 a I go to bed always before 10pm. 1 run ?
b I always go to bed before 10pm. ?
2 water sports ?
2 a Sean cleans his room never.
?
b Sean never cleans his room. 3 chat / online ?
3
a I am usually tired at the end of class.
?
b I usually am tired at the end of class. 4 Beyonce ?
4 a We often send text messages to friends. ?
b We send text messages often to friends. 5 Zac Efron ?
5 a The children walk usually to school. ?
b The children usually walk to school. 6 buy / clothes ?
6 a There is usually snow here in winter. ?
b There usually is snow here in winter. 7 romantic films ?
?
2 Complete the table with the adverbs of 8 listen to / classical music ?
frequency. ?
always never often sometimes usually
5 Match 1–7 with A–G.
always 1 C A don’t / doesn’t like
(1) 2 B like(s)
3 C am / are / is crazy
(2)
about
(3) 4 D can’t stand
5 E hate(s)
(4) 6 F love(s)
7 G don’t / doesn’t mind
3 Write the sentences with the correct adverbs 6 Complete the short answers with the correct
of frequency from exercise 2. form of the words in exercise 5.
Jacob listens to music. () Do they like running?
Jacob always listens to music. Yes, they are crazy about it. ()
1 Carla eats meat. () 1 Do you like getting up early?
No, I it. ()
2 Harry talks in class. () 2 Does Eva like visiting theme parks?
She it. ()
3 Evie listens to classical music. () 3 Do Hugo and Joe like kitesurfing?
Yes, they it. ()
4 Jack comes to school with Jess. () 4 Does Dom like swimming?
Yes, he it. ()
5 James brushes his hair. () 5 Do they like ice skating?
No, they it. ()
6 I get up late. ()
Vocabulary Unit 3
School 6 You wear to go running.
7 You wear to go ice skating.
1 Write the names of the places in a school. 8 You wear a to do judo.
canteen ICT suite library science lab
playing fields staffroom Extra vocabulary
1 2
3 Complete the text with the correct words.
can’t stand crazy about meets mind
rides spend stay wear
all Advanced Open Water Scuba Divers. They all (5) wetsuits, as the water is quite cold. They (6) in the water for about an hour. Every Sunday is the
3
4
1 4
2 5
3 6
1 2
Grammar and Vocabulary Unit 4
Grammar Weather
Comparative adjectives
4 Complete the table w ith the weather words.
1 Choose the correct comparative adjective. cloud cloudy fog foggy ice icy ain rainy snow
high snowy storm stormy sun sunny wind windy
higher / more high
1 safe safer / more safe
2 quiet more quiet / quieter Noun Adjective
3 noisy noisier / more noisy
4 big more big / bigger
5 extreme most extreme / more extreme fog foggy
6 bad more bad / worse
Grammar Unit 4
Comparative adjectives Superlative adjectives
1 Complete the table. 3 Write the words in the superlative form under
the correct heading.
Adjective Comparative
bad big cheap dangerous snowy good
short shorter than hot surprising low noisy safe
(1) slow
- -
(2) big e s
s t
(3) good t
Vocabulary Unit 4
Adjectives 4 Choose the correct option.
I like sitting in the sun / sunny.
1 Write the opposite adjective.
1 On icy / ice days, I stay at home.
high low
2 My sister hates storm / stormy weather.
1 dangerous
3 There’s some fog / foggy today.
2 long
4 Do you like walking in the rain / rainy?
3 difficult
5 In summer, I enjoy the hot / heat.
4 good
5 exciting
Asking for travel information
6 old
5 Complete the questions with five of the words.
2 Choose the correct option.
long much often what when who why
We live in the city centre in a boring / big flat – it’s
got nine rooms. It’s a very (1) noisy / safe area A: (1) ’s the best way to get to Liverpool?
because there are a lot of motorbikes and B: By train.
(2) enjoyable / fast cars driving by. There is a park A: How (2) does the journey take?
near my flat. It’s very (3) dangerous / quiet there. B: Around two hours.
I sometimes go there to read or listen to music. It’s A: How (3) do the trains leave?
a B: They go every 30 minutes.
(4) small / crowded park so there are never A: (4) ’s the next train?
many people. B: 10.40 a.m.
A: How (5) is a return ticket?
The restaurants near our flat are (5) surprising / B: £56.00.
expensive so I only go there with my parents. My
friends and I usually go to a café called Café
Extra vocabulary
Moderno. The food is quite (6) cheap / frightening
and it’s in the city centre, so we meet other friends 6 Complete the nouns and phrases with the
there. words.
Weather coaster of people park phones
storm ticket trip
3 Write the weather adjectives under the correct a boat trip
picture.
1 head
cloudy foggy snowy stormy wet windy 2 a queue
3 a roller
4 a theme
5 a thunder
6 a single
1 snowy 2
3 4 5 6
1
2
Grammar and Vocabulary Unit 5
Grammar Present continuous and Present simple
Present continuous
5 Choose the correct option.
1 Match 1–6 with A–F. I usually jump / am jumping in o the pool.
1 am C A isn’t 1 We always start / are starting class at 9.00 a.m.
2 am B ’re 2 ‘Where is John?’ ‘He sleeps / ’s sleeping.’
not 3 I don’t play / ’m not playing on Sundays.
3 is C ’m 4 Jo doesn’t listen / isn’t listening to me today!
4 is not D ’s 5 Paul usually sits / is sitting ne t to Tom.
5 are E ’m
not
Vocabulary
2 Choose the correct option. Action verbs
I ’m / ’s making breakfast.
1 Mark are / is getting changed. 6 Choose the correct option.
2 You aren’t / isn’t holding your pen.
close / practise an instrument
3 They ’m / ’re building a house.
1 carry / dive into a pool
4 I isn’t / ’m not coming to meet you.
2 draw / close a picture
5 Lana aren’t / isn’t taking a photo. 3 sail / fly a boat
6 We ’re / ’s carrying some boxes of books.
4 climb / build a tree
3 Complete the table with the -ing form of 5 sail / open a door
the verbs.
Adventure equipment
carry close come dive eat get hang
make put sit study swim
7 Write the name of the adventure equipment.
binoculars a compass insect repellent
double a sleeping bag some tools a waterproof jacket
+ e + -ing o c
-ing nsonant
+ -ing
carryi
ng 1 a sleeping bag 2
Grammar Unit 5
Present continuous 4 Write present continuous questions.
you / get changed ?
1 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the Are you getting changed?
-ing form.
1 James / brush his hair ?
carry come get make sit swim take
Maya is taking a photo of Max. 2 Sara / write an essay ?
1 We are breakfast.
2 Kate and Rosie are some big bags. 3 we / do our homework well ?
3 Sam is changed into his uniform.
4 Isobel isn’t in the sea, she’s in the pool. 4 they / stay in a hotel ?
5 Carla is to my house now.
6 My grandpa is in his favourite chair. 5 you / close the door ?
Vocabulary Unit 5
Action verbs 3 Write the name of an item from exercise 2 for
each definition.
1 Look at the pictures. Make sentences using a You wear it to stay dry when it’s raining.
word or phrase from each box. a waterproof jacket
Verbs 1 You put it on your arms and legs to keep
build climb close dive draw fly practise sail mosquitos away.
2 You use them to see things that are far away.
Noun phrases
3 You spend the night in it when you are camping.
a boat the door the piano a house a picture
a plane into the sea a tree
4 You put things in it and then wear it on your
back.
5 You use this for minor medical emergencies.
3
6 You use it to find the correct direction.
2
7 You put this on to protect you from the sun.
1
Extra vocabulary
4 5 6
4 Underline the odd word out.
musician photographer cook cooker
1 hip-hop classical charity jazz
2 blog pop internet website
3 tent audition compass torch
4 drums tools flute viola
7
8 5 tiny lively huge balloon
1 2
Grammar and Vocabulary Unit 6
Grammar Countable and uncountable nouns
can / can’t for permission and ability
5 Match 1–6 with A–F to make sentences.
1 Complete the sentences with can or can’t .
1 There’s C A much meat.
Vocabulary
Food
Grammar Unit 6
can / can’t for permission and ability must / mustn’t for obligation and
prohibition
1 Complete the sentences with can or can’t and
the verbs.
3 Javier’s mother is telling him some rules. Write
be eat go (x2) take use visit watch sentences using must / mustn’t and the phrases.
Gina can take the day off tomorrow. () be on time for school eat so much sugar
1 I home early today. We don’t have forget your school books make a lot of noise
stop eating junk food watch too much TV
a lot of work. ()
work harder
2 Cary her friend. Her mother wants
You must be on time for school.
her to stay at home. () 1
3 We sweets in class. The school
2
rules are very strict.()
3
4 Marco to bed late tonight because
4
it’s the weekend tomorrow. ()
5 My sister for 5
mymypens. I need them
homework. () 6
6 They TV in their room. Their
parents don’t like it. () Countable and uncountable nouns
7 You late to class tomorrow!
4 Choose the correct option.
Remember we have an exam. ()
There aren’t any / some beans.
2 Look at the table. Write questions with can and 1 There isn’t many / much cheese.
then write short answers. 2 Is there a / any sugar?
Pab Del Mari 3 There aren’t much / many vegetables.
lo ia na 4 There is a lot of / much jewellery.
speak 5 There are a lot of / many grapes.
French
6 We haven’t got any / some mushrooms.
cook
7 Is there an / any egg?
swim
8 There is any / some yoghurt.
Pablo / speak French 5 Read the answers. Then write the questions.
Can Pablo speak Use the phrases in the box.
French? Yes, he can. Are there any Is there an Is there any
1 Delia / speak French / ? How many How much
? eggs / ?
How many eggs are there?
2 Pablo / cook / ? There are six.
? 1 cheese / ?
1 1
Vocabulary Unit 6
Food Extra vocabulary
1 Write the names of the six food items. 3 Underline the word that can’t describe each
item.
1 2 3
1 carrots crunchy / salty / healthy
2 chilli sauce crunchy / tasty / spicy
3 ham salty / sweet / tasty
4 4 chocolate tasty / sweet / spicy
5 yoghurt healthy / sweet / crunchy
5 6
4 Complete the sentences.
canvas cartoons graphic designer sculpture
spray paint