Grammar Past Simple — Affirmative form 1 Complete the sentences with the correct verb in the Past Simple. stop invent want —visit- chat study watch live Sean and Jack visited. their uncle last year. 1 The Chinese paper. 2 Ana and Daniel in Canada when they were young, 3My ded medicine at university tobe ‘4When he was young, Ramiro 1 famous footballer. 5 Victoria and | phone last night. 6 The weather was awful yesterday — it all day. 7 The train at only two stations between London and Brighton al 2 really good film on telly last night. for 1 hour on the 2 Look at the pictures and write what Martha did last weekend. Use the past simple. She listened tothe radio. Past simple - Negative form 3 Complete the sentences with the negative form of the verb in the Past Simple. Ron didn’t stay_in a hotel. He stayed in a campsite. 1 They the football match ‘They watched the rugby match. 2 Esteban on Saturday moming. He worked on Sunday moming. 3 My brother and | by train. We travelled by bus. 4Mr and Mrs Salgado London. They visited New York. STom in Oxford last year. He lived in Cambridge. 6 Samantha paella, She cooked pizza 7 English yesterday evening. | studied English yesterday afternoon. sit last year but it snowed two years ago. 4 The information in the following sentences is incorrect. Correct them and rewrite them using the inform: brackets. Van Gogh painted ‘Guernica’. (‘Sunflowers’) Van Gogh didn't paint ‘Guernica’, He painted ‘Sunflowers’. 1 Tim Berners-Lee invented the Internet. (World Wide Web) 2 John Lennon was American. (English) 3 Alexander Fleming discovered aspirin, (penicitin) 4 Jimi Hendrix played the piano. (guitar) '5 The Incas lived in North America, (South America) 6 The Asian tsunami happened on 25" December 2004. (26" December 2004) 147Past Simple - Questions and short answers 5 Reorder the words and write the questions. Then write the short answers. DVD / did / ast / you / rent / a / night /? Yes Did you rent a DVD last night? Yes, we did. 1 to/ travel / train / they / did / Sydney / by /? No 2 yesterday / rain / did / it /? Yes 3 like / film / yesterday / did / you / the / ? Yes 4 years / live / London / five / Craig / ago / did /n 1? No 5 sister / weekend / did / museum / and / visit / your /a / you / last /? Yes 6 lesson / study / in / hard / Sally / English / id / her /? No 6 Write the questions using the words given and match them to the correct answers. What / you / watch / on TV / yesterday? What did you watch on TVyesterday? ‘A 1 Paul / visit / Paris / last year? 2 Mary / lve / in Dublin / five years ago? 3 What time / he / arrive / on Saturday? 4You / like / chocolate / when / you / young? ‘5 Why / you / walk /to school / this morning? 6 You / enjoy / party / last weekend? A Lemony Snicket. It was great. B Because | missed the bus. C He arrived at 8 p.m. D Yes, I loved chocolate. E Yes, she lived in Dublin. F No, it was 2 really boring party. G Yes, he visited Paris in July. 7 Mr Jimmy Blond is under arrest. Look at the underlined words and write the detective's questions. Detective: So, where were you born? Jimmy: | was born in Glasgow. Detective: (1) Jimmy: | arrived yesterday. Detective: (2) 2 Jimmy: | travelled by train Detective: (3) __ 2 Jimmy: | carried two suitcases. Detective: (4) z Jimmy: | stayed at the Connor Hotel. Detective: (5) _ 2 Jimmy: | called a friend Detective: (6) 2 Jimmy: | called him because | wanted to see him. ‘Ah Ahl A man! What's his name? No, No! I can’t say! 8 Complete Nicky's e-mail with the correct form of the following verbs in the past simple. enjoy -wete- be do cook stay up want play e0e e @ ®2°eaGeaaes & Hi Dad! Did. you_watch_the match on telly lastnight? It (1) __ fantastic. Liverpool (2) | Barcelona. | (3) Liverpool to win but | the final result was 2-0 to Barcelona, Mum (4) fish for dinner and 16) the washing up. (6) _ very late because | was realy tired. What about you? (7) you ‘the conference? | See you on Friday! Love, Nicky 3 148Grammar 3 Complete the sentences with a verb in the Past Simple - Irregular verbs past simple and complete the crossword, Affirmative form ops! |_forgot_the address of my hotel! 11 Complete the sentences with the past DeLee ear simple of the verbs. sh 2 My parents sightseeing and My brother bought. a new CD player I went shopping, yesterday. (buy) 3 went to Rome on Wednesday and W 2 lot of photos on holiday. the Colosseum (take) 4We late and missed a boat trip 2 My sister a Fare eT jibes yesterday. It was delicious. (make f ‘ 3 hy rarer inthe Second Shere so mucho se, ml World War. (ight) z : 4 Mr Ripley his wife's birthday and Gia ———_ heer camara nthe bus she wasn't happy! (Forget) 7 Rina and Laura great time in 51 my new jeans to Sarah's dinner Australia, party lastnight (wear) 8Mrs Doyle a coin into the 6 Ramiro and Ana ‘to Peru five ‘Trevi Fountai years ago. (go) They hundreds of photos on 2 Complete Jana's dlary with the affirmative holiday. form of the verbs in the past simple. Be 7 careful: there are two extra words. Aa stay see be send bring give a ie say getup have -sleep- meet zs 5 ¢ 6 ol7 Saturday I_slept late this moming and alr ] 1 at Iam. 1) a film on TY ard 9 I then (3) Jane, ney Estefania’s birthday yesterday, so in the afternoon we a sandwich for 6) at Burger World and 16) ‘her a present the new Chanel pertume. Inthe evening LP in and (8) lots of text messages to my fiends. 153‘Negative form 4 Complete the sentences with the negative form of the verb in the Past Simple. Our teacher didn’t give_us @ lot of homework yesterday. (give) We ‘any famous people in Los Angeles. We were reall disappointed. (meet) 21'm realy tired. | well last night. (sleep) 3 The train _at 7 o'clock, but at 9.15 - over two hours late. (leave) 4 My parents ‘mobile phones when they were young, (have) 5 Julio his Maths homework. (do) 6 They in the sea because it was relly cold. (swim) 5 Miguel is back from a trip around the world. Describe what he did (V7) and didn't do (x). g0 New York (7) New Orteans (X) He went to New York but the didn't go to New Orleans. 1 swim with dolphins (7) 2 see a giant tortoise (7) a giant panda (X) with sharks (X) ~. 3 eat scorpions (7) ‘4 buy maps (/) ants (X) souvenirs (X) a 5 send e-mails (/) 6 read guidebooks (/) postcards (X) newspapers (X) Questions and short answers 6 write the questions using the prompts and give your own short answers. 0 / theatre / last weekend? ‘ADid you go to the theatre last weekend? BNo, I didn't. /Yes, I did. 1 get up late / yesterday? A B 2 do// your homework / last weekend? A B ‘3 meet / your friends / 3 days ago? A B A have / a party / last weekend? A B 5 buy / anew CD / 2 weeks ago? A B ae 6 g0/ on holiday / ast summer? A B 7 Read about Matt's last holiday. Write 6 questions using the following suggestions, and then answer them. Last July | went to the Seychelles for 10 days with my dad and my broth: We flew from London to Victoria, the capital. We stayed in a relly nice hotel. ‘We went to the beach every day and we swam. | saw some giant tortoises and | took lots of photos. ‘The weather was great and the food was delicious. | ate lots of fish. Where / go? Where did he go on holiday? He went to the Seychelles. ‘How long/ stay? 4 Where / stay? 2Who/go/with? 5 What / do? 3How / go? 6 What / eat? 15, 154Grammar How + adjective 1 Circle the correct adjective. How/an)/ long is Sydney from New York? 11 How tall / high is your dad? 2 How long / far does the journey take? 3 How deep / heavy isan elephant? ‘4 How many / much does it cost? '5 How far / long is it to Sa0 Paolo? 66 How high / tails the Statue of Liberty? 2 Complete the questions with the correct adjective and then match them with the appropriate answer. long heavy tall ong- old far high F) How _long_ is the Mississippi River? 1) How is your suitcase? 2(_\ How is Mont Blanc? 3) How ist to your school? 4] How the mummy of Tutankhamun? 5 (| How does it take to ly from New York to Los Angeles? 6 | | How is that basketball player? ‘A Probably about 6 hours. B It’s 4808 metres. C it’s only 13 kg. D I think it's about 3,300 years old, E Not very far. About 1 km. F 45 2,348-miles. G I don’t know, but he's very tall 20 3 Read the two texts. Then write 4 questions with How + adjective for each monument. How high are the Petronas Twin Towers? The Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur are 452 metres high with 88 floors The skybridge between the towers, is 58.4 metres long, The bridge weighs 750 tonnes. The Rio Antirrio Bridge in Patras, Greece, is 2,880 metres long and 164 metres high. i's the world’s longest cable bridge. It opened in 2004, Asking for and giving directions 4 Reorder the questions to ask for directions. supermarket / Excuse / where / me / the / s/? Excuse me, where is the supermarket? 1 the / road / railway / the / right / to / station / this / Excuse / is / me /? 2 way / library / the / Can / please / you / to / tell / the / me /? ‘3me / tell / Can /is / the / where / you / bank / please / ? Ame / hospital / way / Can / you / please / the / tell / to / the /? 159Grammar Comparatives 1 Write the names next to the correct person. 1 hers apertan Mr row ob Xm 2 Gary is taller than Luis. 4 Daniel has got shorter hair than Chuck. 26 2 Complete the sentences with the correct comparative form of the adjective. Sarah is _older_ than Jack. (old) 11 Mercury is to the Sun than Neptune is. (close) 2 Canada is than ireland. (big) 3 Shrek 2is than Shrek 3. (00d) 4 Playing computer games is than doing the shopping, (interesting) 5 Sumo wrestlers are than Judo players. (fat) 6I'm than my sister. (moody) 3 Write 6 sentences comparing the pairs of items. Use an appropriate adjective for each pair and give your personal opinion. interesting old -strong- exciting fast good boring Superman / Spiderman ‘Superman is stronger than Spiderman. Spiderman is stronger than Superman. 1 Rome / Quito English lessons / Maths lessons 3 A Lamborghini Gallardo / A Fiat S00 4 Going to bed early / staying up late 5 Baseball / American football 6 computer games / board games 1654. Look at the pictures and tick (7) the correct sentence for each one. 7 AMr Sprat is thinner than Mrs Sprat. B Mr Sprat isn’t as thin as Mrs Sprat. A Kevin is more famous than Kate. B Kevin isn't as famous as Kate. A Tim's present is smaller than Mel's present. B Tim's present is as big as Mel's present. A The lions are hungrier than the tigers. B The lions aren’t as hungry as the tigers. ‘A Maria's report is better than Pablo's report. B Maria's report is as good as Pablo's report. 5 Reorder the sentences, not / tall / as / She /is/ her / as / sister She is not as tall as her sister. 1 clean / hotel / This / as / one / other /is/ as /not / the a motorbike / as / not / is / fast / as / A bike as | sister / tall /is / Reema / her / as is / modern / not / New York / 2s / Paris / as are / computers / MP3 players / expensive / as / not /as 6 dangerous / bungee jumping / not / as / Rollerblading / is / as 6 Look at the film posters and read the descriptions. Write 4 sentences to compare the films using the comparative form of the appropriate adjectives. ong/ short -funny:/ boring expensive / cheap ‘g00d / bad ‘Pirates of the Mediterranean’ is longer than ‘The Bourne Crisis’ ‘The Bourne Crisis’ isn't as funny as ‘Pirates of the Mediterranean’. r 7 Length: 105 minutes Rating: tok Production cost: $S$S$ = = ities Comment: Very funny 2 The Bourne Crisis Length: 98 minutes ae FAIA PA Prodcincst $$S$SS is Cite's Comment: Quite funny a 166Grammar Superlatives 1 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences. BS 2 Model A78i Model AGSb Model B24e ‘Model A65b is the smallest computer. ‘ ; “ pe Joe live Rick 1__ caught the biggest fish. le] Mr Jones’ [revs] Cee Mr Blacks Mr White's 2 The heaviest suitcase is wal RK250 RK190 RK740 3 is the most expensive mobile phone. es 4 Sami’s worst subject at school is 32 2 Complete the sentences with the correct superlative form of the adjectives. Here, you can buy the tastiest ice cream in town. (tasty) 1 Daniel's player in the team. (good) 2 | want to buy these black boots. They're (comfortable) basketball, 3lar's gil | know. (friendly) 4 car in the race was number 17. (fast) 5 That shop sells lothes in town, (trendy) 6 Which is ‘exercise in the book? (difficult) 3 Write questions using superlative adjectives. Then answer the questions. Which / good / pizeria/ in your town? ‘AWhich is the best pizzeria in your town? B The best pizzeria is ‘Pizza Town’. Which / tall / building / in your town? A B 2 Who / young / student / in your class? A B 3 Who / old / person / in your family? A B ‘4 Which / expensive / shop / in your town? A B '5 Which / good / football team / in your country? A B 6 Which / popular / sport / in your class? A B 171Grammar can - permission 1 Complete the sentences with can or can't and the verbs in the box. open —ge-cut— use watch go Tm bored Can | go out? ‘No, sory, you can’ Ww tothe bathroom, please? I'm watching the news. | o (6).No, Wait until your granny is here (5) my’ presents now? ‘your phone? y ly 44 2. Write four rules you have to respect at home. Use the suggestions. listen to music stay up late have a party ‘watch TV eat snacks in my room I ean listen to music for two hours every day. I can't listen to music after 10 p.m. can / could - requests 3 Complete the requests with the verbs in the box, using can when the situation seems less formal and could for more formal situations. close “come pass help give Can you come to the board, please? ‘the door, pl ime the water, please? ‘your passport, please? 183,could - possibility 4 Complete the sentences with could or couldn't and the verbs in brackets. ''m full. | couldn’teat. another thing! (eat) tonight. (snow) ing bungee 1 It's really cold. t 2 A____you__ Jumping? (imagine) BNol 1 It's too dangerous! 3 I think she's very good. She the gold medal. (win) 4a you that mountain? (climb) BYes,1 - love climbing 5 AWe a pizza for lunch, (make) BNo, we We haven't got any tomatoes. 6 He Smiles. He's very lazy. (walk) 5 Write questions using the suggestions and then answer the questions with your own information. ‘you / hold your breath for 2 minutes? ‘A Could you hold your breath for 2 minutes? B Yes, Icould. No, I couldn't. 1 you / win / game of chess? A B —___ 2 your bestfriend / get 10 in an English test? AL B 3 you / swim / 1 km? A B 4 your class / be silent all next lesson? A B vA 6 Look at the pictures, read the sentences and write two sentences with could for each one. You can use either the ‘expressions in the box or your own ideas. phonehis urn — —walttorthe bus ask a policeman for help ‘organise a party leave the camper van at the Park'n'ride play board games He could wait for the bus. He could phone his mum. 45 184Grammar someone, anything, everywhere, etc. 1 Choose the correct word. There was@obodpY nothing at the concert. 1 It wasn't me! | didn’t do nothing / anything. 2 | want to cook something / anything special this evening 3 Hello? is anybody / nobody there? 4 The teacher was pleased because no one / everyone did their homework. 5 He lives somewhere / everywhere in Canada, but | can’t remember the name of the town. 66 My English is much better now because | understood nothing / everything he sai 2 Complete the sentences with the correct word. something everybody. anywhere anyone anything everyone nobody Everybody needs somebody to love. 11 Help, | can’t see! I think I've got in my eye. 2 This is a really boring party. | don’t know here. 3 Joud knocked on the door but answered. 4 | can't see my watch Do you know where it is? 5 She's really popular. likes her. 6 \'m really worried about this test. | can't remember 3 Substitute the underlined words with someone, anything, everywhere, etc. It's dark in here. | can't see a thing. It's dark in here. I can’t see anything. Ce eee 3 A person opened the front door. 5 Has a person got a better idea for the costumes? 6 Ana is the best volleyball player in the team. No other player is better than she is. 50 189Grammar going to future 1 Write sentences to say what Martha is planning to do when she comes back from her holiday. 1 babysit for family 2 learn japanese 3 goto the swimming pool 4 not watch alot of TV 5 tidy bedroom every day 6 notbe lazy Corer ‘She's going to meet her friends. She isn't going to stay in bed all day. 56 2 Complete the sentences with the affirmative, negative or question form of going to. My Aunt Alejandra is going to stay with Us for three weeks. (stay) 1 Mike and | that new art exhibition. (see) 2 He anything this ‘weekend, (not / do) 3 you your ‘grandparents? (visit) 4We ‘many people to the party. (not / invite) 5 he ‘a moped for his birthday? (get) 61 drama at summer camp. (study) Present Continuous for the future 3 Use the suggestions to answer these questions. ‘A Did you see the dentist last Tuesday? B (this Tuesday) No, I'm seeing the dentist this Tuesday. 1A Did you visit your cousins last Sunday? B (next Sunday) 2 A Did your dad get his new car last week? B (this week) 3 A Did your brothers leave for their holiday last Saturday? B (next Saturday) 4-A Did you have a History test yesterday? B (tomorrow) 5 A Did your grandma come to visit you last week? B (next week) 6 A Did you meet your friends yesterday at 8pm? B (tomorrow) 195