GRAMMAR AND FUNCTIONS

1 Circle the correct words to complete the text.

When I look around my room I feel a bit embarrassed because it is not very tidy. There are things everywhere. At the moment, I can see (1) a lot / many of books on the floor, (2) a few / much CDs on my bed, and there are even (3) some / any foreign coins lying about. My mum says I have (4) too much / too many stuff and I should throw some of it away, or give it to my friends. I say that I havent got (5) a lot / enough space in my room! I dont want to throw (6) a lot / a little of my things away. She says I have (7) too many / a few CDs, and its impossible to listen to them all, but really I dont have (8) many / some. "How (9) much / many music does a teenager need?" my mum asks. Well, I say its impossible to have too much. She just needs (10) a little / a few patience, and one day my room will be tidy.

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Choose the correct reply.

1. Excuse me, where are the toilets? a) Oh, its over there. b) Theyre through the second door on the left. c) Take the lift. 2. Can I use my mobile phone in here? a) Go outside immediately. b) Can you call me later? c) Only if its an emergency. 3. How do I get to the new classroom, please? a) Go along that corridor to the end. b) Look out of the window. c) Its in the corner. 4. Is there an audio tour? a) Yes, every day at twelve. b) Sorry, the tour guides are busy. c) Yes, there is help for the handicapped. 5. Excuse me? Can you tell me where the caf is, please? a) Its over there on the left. b) Its near.

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c) There isnt.

Circle the correct comparative form in each sentence.

1. French is easier / more easy than German. She looks naturaler / more natural than Annabel.

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The book is interestinger / more interesting than I expected. My mums cooking is better / more good than school dinners. Joe is smaller / more small than Pete. Lara is happier / more happy now that shes married. This ring is expensiver / more expensive than the one in the other shop. Milan is as big / bigger as Rome. Spain is cheaper / more cheaper than Italy. The story was seriouser / more serious than I imagined.

Complete each sentence with the superlative of the word given.

e.g. Careful! Thats the most dangerous spider in the world! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. This is the _______________________________ book of the year. Thats the _______________________________ town in the area. Shes the _______________________________ person I know. Lets get this. Its the ________________________________. Kylie is the ____________________________ girl in the whole class. U2 are the _______________________________ rock band ever! Thats the _______________________________ part of the city. Thats the ______________________________ thing that can possibly happen! (dangerous) (interesting) (big) (happy) (cheap) (intelligent) (good) (old) (bad)

The lady in the shop is the ______________________________ person in (unfriendly) town. (far)

/10 10. When we go jogging, Serena always runs the __________________. 5 Put in the correct order.
e.g. the/visit/time/to/her/whats/best Whats the best time to visit her? 1. city/the/Canada/is/what/in/biggest _____________________________________________________? 2. most/person/class/your/who/attractive/the/is/in _____________________________________________________? 3. programme/whats/best/on/the/TV _____________________________________________________? 4. least/region/your/polluted/which/the/is/country/in _____________________________________________________?

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lesson/school/boring/in/what/the/is/most

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' Was', 'wasnt', 'were' or 'werent'?

1. I was in the city centre yesterday, but I __________________________ in the Post Office. 2. She __________________________ in hospital all morning. 3. They __________________________ in Poland, they were in Hungary. 4. They __________________________ interested in the environment.

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last yesterday when last in a) ago b) 1999 c) week d) I was ten e) Christmas f) afternoon

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twenty minutes

Read the sentences and correct the mistakes.

1. I werent hungry yesterday evening. 2. You was at home last night. 3. There was two of them in the car. 4. He werent in the park. _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________

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VOCABULARY
9 Complete the phrases with the correct verb.
take 1. 2. 3. 4. miss turn Go cross

Yes. ________________ straight on, and its the first on the left. You ________________ the second on the left and then walk down the road, You have to ________________ left at the traffic lights. Dont ________________ the road here. Go to the traffic lights. Its on the corner. You cant ________________ it.

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10 Match the question with the answer.

Do you like using computers? a) It's the hard disk. b) Unplug the computer immediately.

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What's this for?

Do you agree with me? What's the problem? What do we do if there's an electrical problem?

c) No, I'm not very keen on them. d) Yes, you're right. e) It's for saving files.

11 Write the correct time expression next to the words below.

morning week 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. yesterday three in during my for when a last twelve hours month ago days ago I was a child holidays 1999

_________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________

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12 Match the questions and the answers.

1. Whats wrong? 2. How are you today? 3. Whats she like? 4. What does she look like? 5. What sort of student are you? a) Well, I tend to be quite friendly. b) Shes slim and shes got long blond hair. c) Well, Im a bit sad today. d) I'm fine, thanks! e) Shes clever and generous. f) Im quite intelligent and hard-working.

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6. What are you normally like at school?

READING
13 Read and match the adjectives with their definitions.
out-going selfish shy unreliable decisive funny mean a) can make decisions fast b) never wants to work c) sociable and friendly d) cant wait e) never gives anybody anything f) always thinks of himself g) afraid to make friends h) you cant be sure of him

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lazy

loyal impatient

i) makes everyone laugh j) a good friend

14 Complete the dialogue with the correct word.

red thin quite blue moustache looks tall wears plump about

Two girls at the start of the new year at college: A: B: What are the new students like? Well, Ive only seen two, and theyre OK. Jeannette is very (1)____________________, almost 2 metres! And shes got (2) ____________________ hair. Shes extremely (3) ____________________. Oh, and she (4) ____________________ glasses. Then theres Tina: shes the opposite. Shes short and (5) ____________________ , and she (6) ____________________ just like Karen. Both of them have got (7) ____________________ eyes. A: B: And what (8) ____________________ the new teacher? Oh Mr Broadbent? Hes great! Hes like a film star! Hes (9) ____________________ tall, and hes got a (10) ____________________. I really like him! Ooh! I cant wait to see him!

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Complete the sentences with the present perfect of the verbs.

1. She ________________________________ her homework. (not / finish) 2. They ________________________________ that game before. (play) 3. I ________________________________ this place many times. (visit) 4. We ________________________________ to some great music this afternoon. (listen) 5. He ________________________________ so much money today. (spend) 6. They ________________________________ on a plane before. (not / be) 7. You ________________________________ your look. Your hairs great. (change)

/8 8. She ________________________________ a lot of work for the climbing club. (do) 2 Complete the sentences with the past participle of one of these verbs.
be 1. 2. 3. 4. get say wash ask write find make Ive ___________________ a wallet. What should I do? Shes ___________________ to so many different places. Shes really lucky. In my song writing career, this is the best song Ive ever ___________________ . Karen has just ___________________ a new boyfriend. Hes gorgeous. I think weve ___________________ a really serious mistake.

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Have you ___________________ your hands, children? He hasnt ___________________ anything important so far. Have they ___________________ any questions?

Match the questions and answers. Write the number next to the answer.
How many cigarettes do you smoke a day? Do you have any adventure skills? Can you play an instrument? Tell me about your last job. Do you like living in this area? Have you done any water sports? Have you had any experience with performing arts? a) I worked on a summer camp last year. b) Im good at woodwork. c) Well, Ive done a bit of modern dance. d) I cant say. Ive only seen the park and the shops. e) Well, Ive done some orienteering. f) I did violin lessons. And I can sing. g) About five or six. Maybe more at weekends. h) Ive done a lifesaving course.

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Can you do any arts and crafts?

Complete the sentences with 'been' or 'gone'.

1. Have you ever ________________ to China? 2. Where are they? Theyve all ________________to lunch. 3. Oh no! All my money has ________________. 4. She has ________________to Paris. Shell be back Friday. 5. Sheila has ________________in the water all morning. 6. Hes ________________out in the rain and now hes really wet. 7. Ive ________________to the shops twice today.

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1. She _________________________________ (never / be) to Rome. 2. They _________________________________ (not / go) out last night. 3. I _________________________________ (eat) a huge pizza today. 4. We _________________________________ (play) this videogame many times before. 5. You _________________________________ (buy) it last year. Its old now. 6. Dave _________________________________ (go) fishing at five oclock this morning. 7. I _________________________________ (be) here all day.

/8 8. We _________________________________ (not / speak) at the meeting. 6 Form the past participles of these verbs.

e.g. carry - carried 1. 2. 3. 4. talk laugh try play

___________________ 6. happen ___________________ 7. dance ___________________ 8. imagine ___________________ 9. cry ___________________ 10. splash

___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________

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Put the words into the correct order to get sentences.

e.g. have / today / house / cleaned / the / you / ? Have you cleaned the house today? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. they / three / bars of chocolate / morning. / eaten / this / have _______________________________________________________________________ have / there / twice. / I / been _______________________________________________________________________ found / the / she / has / keys. / not ________________________________________________________________________ hard / you / worked / today. / have ________________________________________________________________________ finished / homework / she / her / has / ? _______________________________________________________________________ haven't / this / watched / week. / we / TV _______________________________________________________________________ you / this / why / before / done / haven't / ? _______________________________________________________________________ match / now / the / finished / has / ? _______________________________________________________________________ for dinner. / I / laid / table / have / the _______________________________________________________________________

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10. made / big / we / mistake. / have / a _______________________________________________________________________

Match the comments and the responses. Write the number of the comment next to the response.
Your hair's wet! Where's Gina? I couldn't find you anywhere. She's been to Paris. She's gone to London. a) I've been in the garden all day. b) Did she go as a tourist? c) I've been in the pool. d) Will she be back tonight? e) When is he coming back? f) She's gone shopping.

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He's gone to lunch.

Complete the text using the present perfect or past simple.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

I ____________ (go) to Egypt last year. We ____________ (travel) by plane. It was very hot there, and it was difficult for me, because I ____________ (not spend) much time in hot places. ____________ you ____________ (be) to Africa? It's a great place. I think it's the best place I ____________ (ever visit). Unfortunately, we ____________ (have) some problems on the way back. First, we ____________ (miss) our flight back to London, then we had to travel via Istanbul. It ____________ (be) a long, hard journey. When we ____________ (get) back home, we

10. ____________ (decide) to be more careful next time.

10 Complete the sentences with 'for' or 'since'.

1. I havent been to London ___________ five years. 2. Shes had that dog ___________ a long time. 3. Theyve been together ___________ the Christmas Eve party. 4. Ive known how to use Google _________ I was twelve. 5. We have been here ___________ days. Lets move on. 6. Shes worked there ___________ she met the manager at a restaurant. 7. Hes lived in Trinidad ___________ the last year.

/8 8. Theyve been in the Premiership ___________ 2003. 11 Complete the answers with 'my' or 'mine', 'your' or 'yours' and other possessives.
e.g. Are these pencils ours? No, they are our pencils, so keep your hands off! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Hey, is this your bike? Yes, dont touch it. Its ________________. Is this Sarahs hairspray? I dont know, but I expect its ________________. Excuse me, are these yours? Well, the gloves are mine, but thats not ________________ handbag. I think these are Daves CDs. Yeah, they are certainly ________________. Im so pleased we bought this. Yes, its nice to know its ________________. I really like your flat. Thanks, but I think ________________ place is much better than mine.

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Match the questions with the replies. Write the correct number next to the answer.
What do you need a padlock for? Whats an alarm clock for? a) To keep her valuables in. b) Its an eye mask. c) To protect my bike from thieves.

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Why have you brought your Swiss army knife?

What do they use their torches for? Why is she taking her money belt? What do you call the thing you use to sleep on planes?

d) I may need it to cut things. e) Its to get you out of bed in time. f) For playing games in the dark.

READING
13 Read the text and choose the correct word for each space.
The intercontinental travel generation A few years ago, a trip to France or a beach holiday in Spain was considered to be quite exotic and adventurous. Now things (e.g.) have changed a lot. Young people are keen to explore more distant countries and learn about cultures which are really different from (1) ______________ . Many families go abroad together for holidays, and schools organise trips abroad, so most teenagers have already (2) ______________ to a foreign country by the time they leave school. When young people go on trips they also tend to do (3) ______________ interesting things. Of course, some still like to lie on the beach for (4) ______________ , but many young people use their holidays to experience new things (5) ______________ the first time. There are hundreds of new (and dangerous!) sports they can try, or (6) ______________ to be learnt. Contact with wildlife has also (7) ______________ an important goal for travellers, so there are chances to swim with dolphins, watch whales or track bears or wolves. Many students take time out before studying at university and go (8) ______________ a gap year. Employers and teachers usually like this idea because students come (9) ______________ with more skills and a better understanding of their (10) ______________ and weaknesses. e.g. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. a) have a) their a) visited a) much a) week a) for a) work a) become a) by a) back a) advantages b) were b) theirs b) gone b) more b) long b) of b) skills b) became b) to b) in b) strong c) are c) there c) been c) less c) ages c) at c) arts c) begun c) on c) out c) strengths

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