Grammar

1 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the 4 A: What were you doing when I came into your
sentences. lesson?
1 I bought some/any nice apples in the supermarket B: The teacher ………………………………… us about the past
today. Would you like one? tense. Now we can tell stories in English.
2 A lot/Many of students were late for class yesterday. 5 A: I bought a new computer game yesterday.
There was a problem with the school bus.
B: ………………………………… it last night?
3 How many/much students in your class play
basketball? Maybe we could have a match. A: Yes. It’s really good.
4 There aren’t an/any eggs so I can’t make a cake. Can /5
you go and get some?
5 Hurry up and get ready. We’re going to the theatre
tonight and we haven’t got much/a lot time. 4 Complete the text with one word in each gap.

/5 Last May, we (1) ……………………… on holiday to the south of

France and one day we decided to visit Cannes. It was the

2 Correct the mistakes in the sentences. One big film festival at that time and when we arrived there
sentence is correct. (2) ……………………… lots of people everywhere. At first, we
didn’t know what (3) ……………………… happening, but then we
1 I cooked dinner last night but there weren’t any rice so I
saw that lots of journalists were waiting outside one of the
had to use potatoes.
cinemas and we understood. Suddenly, all the cameras
………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..……..………..
flashed and we saw the film star Matt Damon! Some
2 What did you reading when I saw you in the library?
people were able to get photos with him but we
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(4) ……………………… . In the end, we decided to go for a meal
3 You should rest the night before an exam.
in a cafe. And guess what? At the next table we saw a
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famous director. One of the waiters (5) ……………………… a
4 He was watching TV so he did hear the phone ring.
really good photo of all of us together. It was great!
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5 I can read and write before I started school. /5

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3 Complete the short dialogues with the correct

past simple or past continuous form of these
verbs. There are two extra verbs.

buy • drive • eat • go • play • tell

think

1 A: Did you enjoy the film last night?

B: Yes, I ………………………………… it was very interesting.
2 A: Why didn’t you cycle to school this morning?
B: My dad ………………………………… me because it was
raining.
3 A: I saw you near the shopping centre last night.
Where were you going?
B: We ………………………………… to a restaurant for my
birthday and we had chicken and chips.

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 Vocabulary 8 Choose the best answers (A, B or C) to complete
the email.
5 Complete the short dialogues with one word in
each gap. Hi Jenny,
How are you? Sorry I didn’t call you but we went away for
1 A: Would you like to work in an office?
the weekend. My mum (1) ……………………… a cheap trip
B: No, because I like to be ……………………… in the fresh
online. It was at a lovely hotel near Bristol and included
air.
a/an (2) ……………………… of the city and theatre tickets.
2 A: That’s a nice watch. Where is it from?
Unfortunately though, our car broke down on the way
B: It’s ……………………… . My dad bought it in Switzerland.
there!
3 A: Is there anything else we need?
The (3) ……………………… we called couldn’t repair the car
B: Can we get a ……………………… of biscuits, please?
in the street, so he took it to a (4) ……………………… . But he
4 A: Did you have a good holiday in Rome?
drove us to Bristol so we got there in time for the
B: Yes, we did lots of ……………………… and saw all the
(5) ……………………… . It was fantastic so we had a great trip
important places.
in the end
5 A: What did you do last night?
Emily
B: I went to the ballet. The ……………………… were great.
1 A read B booked C sold
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2 A tour B trip C excursion
3 A cleaner B builder C mechanic
6 Complete the sentences with these words. There 4 A factory B studio C garage
are two extra options.
5 A film B play C novel
boat • excursion • novels • passport /5
souvenir • taxi • tram
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1 We went on a/an ……………………… to see the pyramids.
2 He had to go by ……………………… to get across the lake.
3 I lost my ……………………… at the airport so I couldn’t fly.
4 We took a/an ……………………… from the station to the Use of English
hotel. It was quite expensive.
9 Complete the second sentence so that it means
5 Jack is reading two ……………………… at the same time!
the same as the first. Use no more than three
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1 Alice ran slowly in the race.

7 Complete the sentences with the correct answer, Alice didn’t ……………………………………………… in the race.
A, B, C or D. 2 It isn’t a good idea for you to ride your bike in this rain.
You ……………………………………………… your bike in this rain.
1 I’d like a ……………………… of chocolate cake, please.
3 Tom wasn’t able to play in today’s match.
A bottle B carton C slice D plate
Tom ……………………………………………… in the match today.
2 Do you often go on ……………………… holidays?
4 Were there a lot of people in the shop?
A guide B package C tour D trip
How ……………………………………………… were in the shop?
3 I want to be a ……………………… – I love making food!
5 There wasn’t any butter, so Peter went to the shop.
A director B waiter C farmer D cook
Peter went to the shop to buy …………………………………… .
4 I bought some apple ……………………… this morning.
A juice B water C drink D milk / 10
5 My sister is an artist. She works in a ……………………… .
A clinic B factory C studio D hospital

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 Reading
10 Read the email about a TV cooking programme. Are these statements True (T), False (F) or is the
information Not Mentioned (NM)?

Hi Mike,

Were you at home last night? There was a programme on TV that’s really useful for our project on food. The programmes
on Thursday nights aren't usually interesting, but I decided to watch for half an hour after my homework. I was very glad I
did. It was one of those TV chef competitions, but this one was different. It had famous chefs in it and they had to make
meals from food that people throw away! But it wasn’t old, horrible food. It wasn’t fresh, but it was still good enough to
eat. They went to shops and street markets and looked in their rubbish bins. There was lots of bread that was only a day
old and there was fruit – things like bananas and strawberries – that was a little brown, but still OK to eat.

They also showed how much good food people throw away at home. It’s terrible. We waste a lot of food because we buy
too much and then we can’t eat it all. And they showed a farmer who can’t sell a lot of his vegetables because they’re too
big or small. It was the same with fish and meat, too. People only want food that looks good. I couldn’t believe it. Some
shop owners threw good meat away on Friday because they knew they couldn’t sell it all over the weekend.
I think we can do an interesting project about how people should plan carefully before they go shopping and shouldn’t
buy too much food. And we should suggest some ways to cook food that’s a bit old but still OK to eat. What do you think?
Watch the programme on your computer and we can talk about it at school.

Speak soon!

Lyn

1 Lyn often watches interesting programmes on Thursday evenings. T/F/NM

2 Lyn enjoys watching programmes about famous chefs. T/F/NM
3 The chefs cooked some vegetarian dishes using the food they found. T/F/NM
4 Some shops throw away a lot of food. T/F/NM
5 People often buy things because of how they look. T/F/NM
6 Lyn wants their project to teach people about recycling. T/F/NM

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11 Read the email again. Complete the summary with between one and three words in each gap.

The TV programme that Lyn watched was (1) …………………………………………… from other programmes about cooking. The famous
chefs didn’t go shopping for food but found ingredients in (2) …………………………………………… at shops and markets. Then they had
to make meals from the old food they found. The programme also showed that lots of ordinary people buy too
(3) ……………………… food and then have to throw it away. Farmers sometimes grow vegetables that are too
(4) …………………………………………… so nobody wants to buy them. Lyn suggests that their project could teach people that it is a good
idea to (5) …………………………………………… before they shop and also show them (6) …………………………………………… to make dishes with food
that is not fresh but still OK to eat. She says Mike can watch the programme on his computer.

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12 Correct the mistakes in the sentences.
1 The programme was a competition for ordinary people 4 Lyn wants to do a project about TV cookery
who like cooking. programmes.
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2 The chefs found fresh bread in the rubbish bins.

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3 Shop owners often throw good meat away before the

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Listening

13 Listen to a man talking at a tennis club. Complete the notes with one word in each gap.
Tennis Club Picnic
Speaker: Dennis (1) ……………………… , chairman of youth social committee
Date: Sunday, (2) ……………………… September

People who can come: members, families and (3) ………………………

Place: (4) ……………………… Beach

Time: 12.30–5.00
Food: bring sandwiches and (5) ……………………… drinks
For barbecue: chicken or burgers and salad
Swimming and volleyball competitions – with prizes!

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14 Listen again and choose the best answers, A, B or C.

1 The speaker is talking about a club
A social event. 4 For the games, members should bring
B tennis competition. A umbrellas.
C meal. B swimsuits.
2 The picnic is C balls.
A in the car park. 5 Last year, there were
B on the road. A lots of prizes.
C on the grass. B some prizes.
3 Parents should call the tennis club for C no prizes.
A instructions.
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B directions.
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 Writing
15 Write a story about something that happened to you on holiday.

Write 50–75 words.

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Speaking
16 Describe a special event that you have been to. It could be a sports match, a play, a concert or something
else.

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