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Grammar
Heroes Past simple of irregular verbs: 4 Correct the sentences using the
information in brackets.
affirmative and negative
1 Amelia Earhart was the second woman to fly
1 Complete the table with the correct form across the Atlantic Ocean. (first woman)
Vocabulary of the verbs. She wasn’t the second woman. She was the first.
2 William Shakespeare was perhaps the greatest
Infinitive Past simple English writer. He wrote 15 plays. (37 plays)
Jobs 3 Read the information and write the job.
do 1 did
1 Look at the photos and write the jobs. 2 3 Nelson Mandela came from the USA. He
Check out these took
was the first black president of that country.
JOB ADVERTS!
1 2 3 decide 3 (South Africa)
4 left
A shoe shop needs 5 4 Margaret Bourke-White was a famous
A lovely family stay
someone to help photographer and journalist. She took photos of
wants someone to
on Saturdays. 6 worked Elvis Presley. (Gandhi)
cook lunch for the
2s
5 kids twice a week. go 7
a
1 chef
8
4 7
finished 5 Complete the email with the past
A school newspaper needs someone who is simple form of the verbs in the box.
good with a camera. 3 p 2 Write the infinitives in exercise 1 in the
correct group. not do go finish have meet
6 A businesswoman A magazine for Regular: decide play wake up watch not win
wants someone young people
to help put her needs someone to
company online. write about sports. Irregular: do
4w 5j Madi To: Rosie
d
Hi Rosie,
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9 10
3 Complete the text with the past simple
Interested? Email us on [email protected]. form of the verbs in brackets. I1 had a great weekend. I 
2  anything very different. I
3 a volleyball match on Saturday
4 What’s the best job for these people?
WOMEN
morning but we 4 the match. I
5 my friends in the afternoon
1 I like helping other people to learn new things and
and we 6
1 singer
2 t
6 d
7 t
I don’t mind working with children. teacher who changed shopping in the new
department store. On Sunday, I 7

the world
d 2 I’d love to start my own company. quite early and I 8 doing my
3 w 8 r
homework. In the afternoon, I 9
4 a 9 a 3 I wouldn’t like to be a doctor, but I enjoy helping a TV series. That’s all, really. What did you do last
5 d 10 p o people who aren’t well. weekend? Where did you go?
When Florence Nightingale 1 was
4 I’m interested in transport. I’d love to design better Madi
(be) 31, she 2 (go) to Germany to
2 Match the jobs in the box with the and faster trains.
learn to be a nurse. In 1853, war 3
descriptions. There are two extra words. 5 I’d love to help people who have got problems (begin) in Crimea, and in 1854 she
with the police. 4 (go) to Turkey to help people 6 Answer the questions at the end of
accountant businessman/woman engineer 6 I love helping my uncle repair old cars. It’s a lot of there. She 5 (see) that many of Madi’s email in exercise 5 for you.
nurse lawyer mechanic pilot scientist fun! the people in the beds 6  (be)
unwashed, hungry and cold. She 7
1 I look after people who are not well. nurse 5 Answer the questions for you. (work) hard to change this and saved many
2 I repair cars. 1 Describe your perfect job. lives. She often 8 (spend) the night
making sure everyone was comfortable. When
3 I help people with their money.
she 9  (come) back to England,
4 I give people advice about the law. 2 Which jobs do you not want to do? Why? she 10  (begin) the first school
5 I do research and study science. for nurses.
6 I fly planes. 3 Choose two of the jobs on this page. What do you
think are the most difficult things about them?

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Grammar 7
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Adjectives to describe people 5 Match pictures A–F with sentences 1–6 Past simple: question forms 3 Complete the sentences with the past
in exercise 4. simple form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Complete the adjectives with the
and ago
1 I had (have) a party a month ago.
missing vowels. 1 Match questions 1–6 with answers a–f. 2 My mum (meet) my dad in 2001.
1 c a r e f u l 1 Did you have lunch at school? a Yes, you did. 3 We (begin) school at the
2 fr ndly 2 Did your dad go by plane? b No, she didn’t. age of six.
3 g n r s 3 Did I take your pencil case? c Yes, I did. 4 I (wake up) four hours ago.
4 k nd 4 Did we raise a lot of money? d No, they didn’t. 5 I (travel) by plane in 2017.
5 l zy 5 Did your sister start her blog? e Yes, we did.
6 sp c l 6 Did the singers dance too? f No, he didn’t. 4 Write the past time expressions in the
A B
7 t l nt d sentences in exercise 3.
8 r d 2 Complete the questions with the 1 a month ago
past simple form of the verbs in brackets. 2
2 Match the words with their opposite in 3
exercise 1. This week we ask our readers
4
1 careless careful about their heroes from history.
5
2 polite
3 unfriendly 5 Complete the questions with the
4 unkind information in exercise 3.
5 normal C D
1 When did you last
have a party?
3 Write the words in exercise 1 and 2 in the 2 When your dad?
table. 3 When school?
4 When ?
Positive Negative Neutral TeenMag: Megan, your hero is Neil Armstrong.
What 1 did he 5 When last
careful careless normal do (do)? by plane?
Megan: He was the first man to walk on the Moon.
E F TeenMag: Why is he your hero? 6 Write your own answers to the
Megan: Because I think he did something questions in exercise 5.
really amazing. 1
6 Answer the questions for you. Use the TeenMag: When 2 he
words in exercise 3. 2
(start) flying?
Megan: He always loved planes and he became 3
1 Describe a famous person. What’s he/she like?
a pilot on his 16th birthday. That’s 4
before he learnt to drive. 5
TeenMag: What 3 he
4 Complete the sentences with some (study) at university?
of the words in exercise 3. 2 Describe one of your friends. What’s he/she like? Megan: He studied to be an engineer.
1 My best friend talks to everyone and makes TeenMag: When 4 he
new friends easily. He’s friendly . (begin) working
2 My sister does everything quickly and makes for NASA?
a lot of mistakes. She’s . Megan: He began after he finished university. First,
3 What are you like? he 5 (be) a pilot for
3 My granddad loved painting and he was
NASA and he flew more than 1,100 hours
really good at it. He was .
testing their planes.
4 That waiter didn’t smile or say ‘hello’ and then TeenMag: When 6 he
he shouted at us. He’s . (walk) on the Moon?
5 My brother never helps at home. He just sits Megan: On 20th July 1969, Neil Armstrong
on the sofa. He’s . walked on the Moon and said, ‘That’s
6 My aunt donates both her time and money one small step for [a] man, one giant leap
to charity. She’s . for mankind.’ What a hero!

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7 Reading Listening and Speaking 7
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A web article A radio programme Giving opinions
1 Match words 1–6 to the photos A–F. 1 Complete the table with the expressions in
WHO’S YOUR HERO? 1 a diver B 4 an air tank the box.
Is it a sports star, a singer, an actor or perhaps someone in your town? 2 a cave 5 a bicycle I (don’t) think … If you ask me, …
We asked you about your heroes and here are the most popular. 3 a coach 6 a football team No way! That’s ridiculous.
What do you think of … ? What about … ?
LIONEL MESSI B C
Yes, I think you’re right. You’ve got a point.
Many of you wrote about one of the best footballers in the world. Messi began playing football in A
Argentina, but he moved to FC Barcelona when he was 13. Three years later, he started playing in
the first team. Messi also donates his time to UNICEF and he’s one of their Goodwill Ambassadors. Asking for opinions What do you think of … ?
ARIANA GRANDE
Singer and actor Ariana Grande was also one of your favourites. She began her career in the theatre,
later on television and then started making albums. When she isn’t performing, she works with
Giving opinions
charities. When she was just ten, she helped form a charity group called Kids Who Care.
D E
TEACHERS Agreeing
A lot of you wrote about amazing teachers, like Zhang Lili from China.
She pushed her students away from a bus which was out of control F
and lost both her legs. Another teacher in Iran visited one of his Disagreeing
students in hospital every day to tell him about his
classes. And Rajesh Kumar Sharma in India
opened a free school under a bridge for New
Delhi’s poorest children. 2 The words in exercise 1 tell a story. What 2 Complete the dialogues with
do you think happens in the story? expressions from exercise 1.
WE’D LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR HERO!
A
Send us an email at [email protected]. Did you see Bruno Mars on TV
3 14 Listen and check your ideas in last night?
exercise 2.
Subskill: Understanding new words Yes, I did. I 1 think he’s
There may be some words you don’t understand Subskill: Listening for numbers a talented singer. What do you
at first, but you can often guess their meaning by If the task asks you to listen for numbers: 2 of him?
looking at the whole sentence. Read all the questions carefully and underline
the key words. Yes, I think you’re 3 .
3 Read the underlined sentences in the
Say the numbers in your head and think about
What 4  that other
text and answer the questions. what each number means.
band? Weren’t they terrible?
1 Does Messi work with UNICEF? Does UNICEF give
him any money? 4 Choose the correct option. Listen No 5 ! They
fun Ariana Grande is vegan, which
means she doesn’t eat animals, fish Yes, he does. No, they don’t. again and check. were awesome!
facts or dairy. She told The Mirror, a British 2 What do you think a Goodwill Ambassador does? 1 When did the story begin? 13/21/23 June 2018 B
newspaper, that she loves animals If you 6 me,
2 How old was the youngest boy? 11/17/24 years old
more than she loves most people. basketball is much more interesting
3 What do you think ‘perform’ means? Does it mean 3 How old was their coach? 11/17/25 years old
‘to sing or act in front of people’ or does it mean than football.
4 How long were they inside the cave?
1 Look at the title of the article and the ‘to raise money for charity’? 1 hour/3 days/2 weeks
photos. Who are the people? Why are That’s 7 ! Football
5 Who found the boys? 1/2/3 divers
they heroes? can be exciting too. Did you see
4 What does Ariana Grande usually do? And when 6 Where were the boys? 3/4/5 kilometres inside the final last night?
she isn’t doing this, what does she do?
7 How many divers came to help the boys?
100/150/200 You’ve got a 8 .
5 If a bus is ‘out of control’, is it safe or is it
2 13 Read and listen to the text. Check dangerous? Why? 5 Who do you think the heroes are? Why?
your ideas in exercise 1.
the boys their coach the British divers
6 What did Zhang Lili do to her students? Why? the Thai diver

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7 Writing 7 Look what you know! 7
A biography Vocabulary review Grammar review Round-up 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 Read the text and divide it into
four paragraphs. Jobs Past simple of irregular verbs: Correct one mistake in each of the bold parts.
affirmative and negative
1 Choose the correct option.
A N IM A L H ER O ES
Ada Lovelace was born in London in 1815. Her
mother was a mathematician and her father was a 1 Who helps others with their teeth? 1 Complete the text with the correct past simple
form of the verbs in brackets. Have you got
famous poet. They separated when she was a baby. a dentist b doctor c nurse We asked our readers; ‘1 Have you a hero?’ and
In the 19th century, girls didn’t often study maths 2 Who serves food in a restaurant? some answered with an animal.
and science, but Ada did. She began to work with A SUPERHERO
Charles Babbage, the father of the modern computer,
a businessman b waiter c sales assistant
with problems Perhaps 2 the more famous dog in the
world was Lassie. 3 There was Lassie
when she was a teenager. Between 1842 and 1843, 3 Who makes films?
Peter Parker 1 was (be) a quiet films, a TV series, a novel and a short
Ada worked on an article by an Italian engineer and a engineer b actor c pilot story. Animals in films 4 didn’t be
added her own notes. In fact, many people say the boy. His classmates 2
4 Who cooks meals in restaurants? only heroes. There were also villains
first computer program was in these notes. A few (not be) kind to him. One day, a boy in
a receptionist b waiter c chef like Scar in The Lion King or Nagini
years after this, Ada became ill and died at the age his class 3  (break) his
in Harry Potter.
of 36. She was the world’s first computer programmer! 5 Who repairs cars and bikes? glasses during a fight. Then at a science
fair, a radioactive spider 4 A long
a mechanic b teacher c engineer
(change) Peter’s life. time ago,
2 Match the descriptions to your 6 Who writes articles for newspapers? Simon the cat
Suddenly, Peter 5 (start)
paragraphs in exercise 1. a artist b journalist c photographer 5 live on a ship.
climbing walls and he 6 6 There were
How she got started Early life and family 7 Who helps others with their money?
(not need) glasses any more. Weeks much rats on the
Later life What she did a accountant b lawyer c web designer later, Peter 7 (see) a ship – 7 one of them
8 Who drives cars? man kill his uncle, and that was when he was bigger that
3 Write a biography of a person from a pilot b engineer c taxi driver 8  (become) Spider-Man. normal. Simon got
history who lived in your city or region. He 9  (begin) to fight hurt very badly during the war, but he found and
Adjectives to describe people crime. 10  (do) his problems killed them all. He even got a medal for it!
11  (go) away because he 8 Are any stories of animal heroes today? Yes! A
Super skills 2 Complete the sentences with an adjective. was Spider-Man? No, he 12  fire began in a house in Oklahoma. Baby, the dog,
1 When we went to the party, my sister talked to (be) a superhero with everyday problems. woke up her owners and helped them to escape.
9 She then goes back into the house and rescued
everyone. She’s friendly .
CREATIVITY their other dogs. 10 One be under the bed.
2 Thanks for the wonderful birthday present. That’s
Past simple: question forms and ago
To do creative tasks, we can use so k of you.
people’s feedback to improve our work. 3 When you go to your aunt’s house, don’t forget 2 Complete the questions with the verbs in
to be p and say ‘please’ and the box. Self-evaluation
This part is really clear. I really like the part about …
‘thank you’.
How about … I didn't really like the part about … do be have go
4 Please get off the sofa. Stop being so Read the objectives for this
Why don't you … ? What do you think about … ?
l and help me clean the living unit. How well can you now
room! 1 Where were you yesterday?
What would you say in situations 1–4? Use do each one?
5 My best friend loves drawing and painting. She’s a 2 What you last
some of the Key phrases in the box. 1 I can talk about different jobs
t artist. night?
1 The presentation needs pictures. and describe people.
6 It’s r in some countries if you 3 Who you to the cinema with? 2 I can talk about past events
don’t say ‘good morning’ or ‘good afternoon’ to 4 you a good using the past simple.
2 The section on their childhood is good.
everybody in the street. time? 3 I can ask and answer questions
7 My brother lost his mobile three times last week. using the past simple.
3 Some of the information isn’t clear.
He’s very c with his things. 3 Complete the second sentence using the 4 I can understand new words in
words in brackets. a text.
8 My cousin always pays for everything when we
4 The person was a singer and you want 1 Today’s Friday. We didn’t have pizza today because 5 I can understand numbers in a
go out together. He’s very g .
to hear their songs. we had it on Wednesday. (ago) recording.
We had pizza two days ago . 6 I can ask for and give opinions.
2 Vivi’s 14. When she was 9, she wrote a book. (ago) 7 I can write a biography of
Vivi wrote . someone from history.
3 Lisa was born in 2004. She began school If you choose , ask your teacher for extra help.
in 2008. (when)
She began .
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