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Grammar
1

Complete the text. Use the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in
brackets.

Last weekend, while I 0 was relaxing (relax) on the sofa, the phone 1 ........................................ (ring). I really
didnt want to answer it, but when it didnt stop I 2 ........................................ (realise) I had to. Why didnt you
answer immediately? What 3 ........................................ (do)? asked my mother. Nothing special I
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........................................ (rest) a bit. Why? No particular reason, I was just checking, she

........................................ (answered). Sometimes my mum really annoys me!

Complete the sentences. Use the correct comparative or superlative form of the
2 adjectives in the box. When using a comparative add much, far, a lot, a little or
a bit.
easy
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1
2
3
4
5

beautiful

far

hot

good

In Western Africa the climate is much / far / a lot hotter than in Europe.
In my opinion, Lewis Hamilton is ........................................ racing driver in the world.
Tom lives ........................................ from school than me at least 3km more.
This exercise is ........................................ than the last one. That was really difficult.
Dont you agree that Marta is ........................................ girl in the class? Shes like a film star!
This skirt should be ........................................ about two centimetres.

Match the words in A with the words in B and make sentences in the first
conditional using if or unless.

I / not pass the test

We / have a barbecue
Alina / not buy the plane ticket
Tom / join us at the cafe
I / call Marcus
We / not go shopping for you

she / have / enough money

you / give us a list
my parents / be angry
I / find his phone number
it / rain
he / finish work early

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long

If I dont pass the test my parents will be angry.

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Vocabulary
4 Rewrite the sentences using the correct form of get.
0 I received a fantastic present for my birthday.
I got a fantastic present for my birthday.
1 Im becoming old. I cant read without glasses.
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2 We didnt have time for lunch and I became very hungry in the afternoon.
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3 I arrived at my office late and my boss became angry.
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4 Ive just received an email from my sister who lives in America.
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5 I had a good result in my Maths test yesterday.
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5 Find five more words for sport in the wordsearch.

6 Complete the phrases about the environment with the words in the box.
pollution levels
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2
3
4
5

water

Reduce pollution levels

Rising ..............................
Waste ..............................
Climate ..............................
Recycling ..............................
Cutting down ..............................

rainforests

temperatures

schemes

change

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Reading
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Read the text and the questions. Underline the correct answer: a), b), c) or d).

One night last month I was driving home in a terrible storm. The wind was blowing furiously and it was
raining hard. I couldnt drive faster than 25 kph. I told myself that the car was the safest place of all, but I felt
very nervous. Suddenly, round a corner I saw a person standing in the rain. I wasnt sure if it was a man or a
ghost! I drove on but after a few seconds I stopped. What if the man needed help? What if he was injured? I
didnt know what to do. I really wanted to check he was all right but, at the same time, I was scared. He could
rob me.
I thought about it for a few more minutes and then I decided to go back. As I got to the corner I noticed he
wasnt there anymore. I looked around but it was raining too much to see anything. Then I heard a noise. I
turned and I saw the man. He was knocking on the window and trying to make me open the door. I was so
scared! Finally, I lowered the window and he said: Hi, can you help me? Im not sure where I am and I need
to get to a town so I can take a bus home. I only had a few seconds to decide. I took the risk. Get in, I said,
Ill take you to the nearest town.
He told me that while he was driving with his girlfriend they had a terrible argument. He decided to get out of
the car without thinking that it was raining and that he was far from any town or village. I looked at him and I
could see that he was very sad. Just when I was starting to relax he fell asleep. Do you want to know how
this story ended? Well, the passenger seat of my car only got completely dry after three days and after a
week Ross, thats his name, phoned me to thank me. We are best friends now and I really like him a lot!
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What is the writer trying to do?
a) Say what happened to him on a stormy night.
b) Explain why it is dangerous to give someone a lift.
c) Suggest that cars are very safe places.
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d) Write a novel.
How did he feel at the beginning of the story?
a) Terrible.
b) Worried.
c) Safe.

d) Isolated.
What was he scared of?
a) Being attacked by ghosts.
b) Being robbed.
c) Being injured.
d) Not knowing what to do.

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What happened to the stranger?

a) He missed the bus.
b) He had a terrible accident.
c) He couldnt think clearly.
d) He had a fight with his girlfriend.
What is the best title for this story?

a) Dont forget to change your car tyres when it rains.

b) Drive carefully in storms.
c) How I met my best friend.
d) You dont have to be scared of robbers!

Writing
8

Read the letter from your English friend. Then write a letter to Jenny and
answer her questions. Use Jennys letter as a model. Write 100120 words.

Ive just seen the film Wall-e, and it was very scary. Its about a world thats full of rubbish and there are no
plants because they cant grow. The rainforests have disappeared and there are dramatic climate changes.
People are talking about going to live on other planets. Do you think it might happen? Will things get better if
we all do something to save our planet? What should we do?
Please tell me what you think!
Love,
Jenny

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Everyday English
9 Complete the dialogue with the expressions in the box.
that sort of thing
A:
B:
A:
B:
A:
B:

guess what

were talking about

an awful lot
at the end of the day

thats not the point

Hey, 0 guess what? Im leaving for Australia next week.

Really? Hows that possible? A plane ticket costs 1 ........................................ .
I know, but my grandmas giving me the money.
But 2 ........................................ more than 1,500!
Yes, but 3 ........................................ . Shes got the money, so she can give some to me.
4
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advantage of her, I didnt think you did 5 ........................................ .

A: What do you mean? Come on, its not that bad!

10 Match the two sentences.

0 Guess what?

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Thats not the point, you should do it yourself.

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1 I dont have much time for sport.

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Sending emails and that sort of thing is

2
3
4
5

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impossible for her.

We won the match!
Were talking about a lot of money.
Wow! Thats an awful lot of time.
At the end of the day I just dont like it very

Hes very rich.

My grand doesnt understand computers.
Hes always happy to help.
It took me three hours to do my
homework.

much.

Speaking
13

Ask the students a few questions about themselves, to cover the material in
Units 1 and 2. Suggested questions:

1How can we save water?

2When do you get together with your friends? What do you do?
3If you got the chance to go anywhere in the world, where would you go?
4When do you get angry?
5Whats your favourite sport?
6Do you think everybody should do sport?
7What were you doing at 7 pm yesterday?
9Do you listen to music on the radio, a CD player, an MP3 player or the computer?
9Which is more interesting, going to the cinema or watching a DVD?
10Which do you think is the most useful: the mobile phone, the Internet, an MP3 player, a DVD player?