Vocabulary and Grammar Consolidation and Extension: Unit 6 Starter Unit Unit 1
Vocabulary and Grammar Consolidation and Extension: Unit 6 Starter Unit Unit 1
Vocabulary and Grammar Consolidation and Extension: Unit 6 Starter Unit Unit 1
Contents
Starter unit Unit 6
Vocabulary and Grammar 1–2 Vocabulary: Job sectors; Personal qualities
Grammar: Modals of obligation, prohibition
Unit 1 and no obligation, should / shouldn’t
Vocabulary: Technology, Phrasal verbs: Consolidation worksheets 23–24
Communication Extension worksheets 25–26
Grammar: Past simple; Past continuous
Consolidation worksheets 3–4 Unit 7
Extension worksheets 5–6 Vocabulary: Crime and criminals;
Fighting crime: Verb + noun
Unit 2 collocations
Vocabulary: Adventure sports, -ed and Grammar: Present and past passive;
-ing adjectives Active and passive
Grammar: Present perfect; Present perfect Consolidation worksheets 27–28
with time expressions; Past simple Extension worksheets 29–30
Consolidation worksheets 7–8
Extension worksheets 9–10 Unit 8
Vocabulary: Global issues; Citizenship: Word
Unit 3 families (nouns and adjectives)
Vocabulary: Visual arts; Body art and decoration Grammar: who, which and where;
Grammar: Quantity: some / any, (too) Indefinite pronouns; used to
much / many, a few and a lot of, too and Consolidation worksheets 31–32
(not) enough, gerunds and infinitives Extension worksheets 33–34
Consolidation worksheets 11–12
Extension worksheets 13–14 Unit 9
Vocabulary: Phrasal verbs; Word
Unit 4 Families; Collocations; Adjective
Vocabulary: Life events; Uses of get prefixes and suffixes
Grammar: Future tenses; Adverbs of Grammar: Tenses; Conditional sentences; Active
possibility and probability; can, could and passive; Past perfect; Future continous;
and will be able to Reported speech
Consolidation worksheets 15–16 Consolidation worksheets 35–36
Extension worksheets 17–18 Extension worksheets 37–38
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4 Complete the sentences using adjectives from
6 exercise 3.
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It is very common to see a cheetah in
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the wild.
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1 The tortoise is a very animal.
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2 It is usually very in the desert
during the day.
2 Complete the sentences with words from
exercise 1. 3 People who don’t like numbers often find
maths .
In the UK people nod their head when
4 Adele is a very singer, she has a
they say ‘yes’.
beautiful voice.
1 In the USA businessmen often when
5 Scotland has a very climate, so take
they start and finish a meeting.
your boots and expect rain.
2 People usually when someone tells a
funny joke.
3 People are always told to for the
camera.
4 In Spain it is common to greet people with a
on each cheek.
5 Nowadays it is very common to
people rather than phone them.
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Present continuous
2 Circle six verbs. Complete the sentences with
Mount Everest is the higher / higher than
the verbs in the present continuous.
Mont Blanc.
w i w a l k i we j s 1 Romania is smaller / the small than Canada.
di
io ta
ye
ow
at no
wo
wt
alk a 3 Is your brother the tallest / taller than your dad?
d o s i p wc h
4 It is expensiver / more expensive to live in
London than Athens.
They aren’t watching a film at the moment. 5 I find physics more difficult / difficulter than
1 Lottie at her friend’s house English Literature.
this weekend. 6 Our holiday in Scotland was weter / wetter
2 What you on than our trip to France.
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Technology
1 Look at the clues and complete the puzzle. 2
1 1 3 4 5
A P P S
2 3
4 5 6 7
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Past simple Past continuous
1 Find seven past tense verbs in the wordsquare. 4 Complete the sentences and questions with the
phrases in the box.
C H A D W E T
was Max chatting was charging
A D I T A F O was Jane doing was storing wasn’t working
L W E A T E O were making were you watching
weren’t listening
L M E T C M K
E E A T H O T
D G O S E D E
R W A S D S I
The food at the party was delicious, so I ate Was Max chatting online just now?
a lot. 1 They to their MP3 players.
1 Joe me last night but I was out. 2 What on television?
2 We TV in the kitchen because the 3 Katy her mobile phone.
living room TV was broken. 4 I some data on my memory stick.
3 My mum always a bookworm. Now 5 Mum and Dad dinner when the
she reads e-books. phone rang.
4 They in an online chat room. 6 What when the film began?
5 I photos with my new mobile phone. 7 Tom upstairs in his room when
6 Fran a new MP3 player but she lost it. I called him.
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Technology Phrasal verbs: Communication
1 Match the words on the left with words on the 3 Find nine phrasal verbs in the wordsnake.
right to form technology phrases.
pt ur n
k iw o
1 mobile a) phone ac
ns
llb
2 games b) messaging g o n ei
w lo
eip
o
ca
pi
xie
3 social c) top
lookupwiof
wt
etu
urnupisel
4 cloud d) line
wios
5 ear e) console
okforiqp
6 lap f ) networking site
indo
7 e- g) computing
uti
e lo
8 land h) phone tu
r n o f f wi p
q
9 instant i) reader
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Past simple Past simple and past
continuous
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the verbs in the box. 4 Find the mistakes and correct the sentences.
chat download not log on not read turn off He is online when I logged on this morning.
He was online when I logged on this morning.
They chatted online until about 4am.
1 I downloaded some music when the computer
1 Fred the latest album for me. Isn’t it
crashed.
great?
2 My brother many books, but now he
2 They didn’t turned off the computer correctly.
buys one or two e-books a week.
3 They the music when I asked them to.
3 She were looking up a word in the dictionary
4 He to the computer until this morning.
when the bell rang.
2 Write questions and complete the answers.
4 We were looking for our things when we find
what / you wear to the party
an old box of photos.
What did you wear to the party?
I wore my new jacket.
1 you / download that video clip Cumulative exercise
5 Complete the dialogue with the correct form of
No, I . the words in the box.
2 they / call back yesterday
do dry know look up
not rain rain see wet
Yes, they .
3 where / they play football Tina: Hi! I (1) saw you in the school library
yesterday. What (2) you ?
They in the park. Ann: Hi! I (3) some information.
4 what / your dad buy yesterday Tina: Was that for the geography project?
Ann: Yes, that’s right. (4) you
He an MP3 player.
that the Atacama Desert is (5)
place on Earth?
Past continuous
Tina: No, I didn’t. I thought it was the Sahara.
3 Complete the text using the past continuous of Ann: According to the website I found, it rains
the verbs in brackets.
1 mm a year on average, but often it
Harry: Hi, Lily. I saw you in the café yesterday. (6) at all.
Who (1) were you chatting (you / chat) to? Tina: What’s the wettest place on Earth?
Lily: My friends from the youth group. We were
Ann: Mawsynram, a village in north-eastern
having coffee and (2) (go) online.
India. It has an average of 11,872 mm of
Harry: What (3) (you / do) online?
rain a year.
(4) (you / work)?
Tina: It’s (7) than the Atacama, that’s
Lily: No! I (5) (not work)! I
for sure. I expect (8) there now!
(6) (download) some songs.
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Adventure sports -ed and -ing adjectives
1 Circle the correct answer in each sentence. 2 Find eight adjectives in the wordsquare.
Skiing / Water-skiing is a winter event where
F E X C O P L M E R R G A
you travel down a mountain.
1 Base jumping / Skydiving is where you jump R E M B A R R A S S I N G
off a non-moving object, such as a building. I S W S U R P R I S E D T
2 Snowboarding / Skateboarding is a summer
G E O R E L A X I N G K I
sport that you can do almost anywhere.
3 Motocross / BMX involves motorcycles racing H F R I G H T E N I N G R
across all types of terrain. T T R L N G E A S R B E I
4 Rafting / Kayaking usually takes place on a
E E I W B O R D F I O D N
river and the boat can take a group of people.
5 Surfing / Inline skating is a common leisure N U E R O I N G S S R I G
activity in cities. E E D F R P L I C E E N E
6 Mountain biking / BMX is an outdoor sport
D L Y G E X C I T E D G N
where you cycle through woods and over hills.
7 People who do base jumping / skydiving
usually jump out of a plane. 3 Complete the sentences using the adjectives
8 When people water-ski / kayak they are from the wordsearch in exercise 2.
pulled behind a boat.
I did my first skydive yesterday. Jumping out of
the plane was very frightening .
1 We went kayaking last weekend. It was great
fun but very . I slept well that night!
2 I want to do a base jump but my parents are
it’s too dangerous.
3 After a week of sightseeing in the city, the
beach was very .
4 I fell over while I was on stage and everyone
was watching. It was so .
5 I’m so – I’ve just booked a rafting trip
for the weekend. It’s going to be such fun.
6 I was how easy I found it to ski. One
lesson was enough.
7 I watched a horror film last night and it was
really scary. I was so I couldn’t go to
sleep for ages.
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Present perfect Present perfect with time
expressions
1 Write sentences using the present perfect.
My grandad / never eat / Indian food 3 Complete the dialogue with for, since, never
or ever.
My grandad has never eaten Indian food.
1 William / start / to learn hang-gliding Bob: Have you been friends with Tom (1) for
long?
2 I / not be / skydiving Ian: Yes, we’ve known each other (2)
we were at primary school. We’ve been
3 Lucy / break / her leg friends now (3) sixteen years.
Bob: Have you always lived in this town?
4 James and Lou / never visit / Valencia
Ian: Well, I’ve lived here (4) I was three.
But I’ve only lived in this house (5)
5 You / not do / a first-aid course
four years.
Bob: Have you (6) been abroad?
Ian: No, (7) . I’m afraid of flying.
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Adventure sports -ed and -ing adjectives
1 Complete the definitions. 2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the words in the box.
Base jumping is a new sport where you
jump off a tall building or a hill. bore embarrass excite frighten tire worry
1 is a sport which requires a small The film last night was so frightening that I
boat and a paddle. You travel down a river or watched most of it with my eyes shut.
out to sea. 1 We’re going to Peru for our holiday. I’m so
2 is a winter sport where you go down . I’ve never been to South America.
a mountain with both feet strapped to one 2 Yesterday I went surfing with James. It was
board. great but I found it very . Today I’m
3 is a popular leisure activity in the exhausted.
city. You wear special boots with small 3 My brother went skydiving at the weekend. My
wheels on. parents were so about him, it was a
4 You need a parachute to do . You relief when he came home in one piece.
usually jump out of a plane and one or two 4 The teacher caught me cheating yesterday.
people can use the same parachute. She made me stand up and show everyone. It
5 is another popular city activity. was so .
However, people tend to do more tricks and 5 We went to the history lecture this morning. It
stunts than those who do inline skating. was so I almost fell asleep.
6 A lot of people go in Hawaii,
3 Circle the correct words.
Cornwall and Australia. You need a beach that
has big waves to be able to do this sport. Did you see the new film last night?
Yes, I did. I thought it was very boring / bored.
7 To do you need to be at least
1 Have you ever been base jumping?
seventeen years old as you have to ride a
No, I haven’t. I think it’s too frightening /
motorbike. frightened.
8 is another winter sport where you 2 Has your brother ever acted in a play?
travel down a mountain, but your feet are No, he hasn’t. He finds being on stage
embarrassing / embarrassed.
strapped to two separate boards.
3 Has your sister been skiing before?
No, this is the first time. I’m surprised /
surprising at how good she is.
4 Where were you last night?
I’m sorry. I was so tired / tiring that I went
home early.
5 What’s the matter, Mum?
I’m just a bit worried / worrying about your
dad. He went rafting today and he hasn’t got
home yet.
6 I can’t believe I won! It’s so excited / exciting!
I’m going to the motocross race at the
weekend.
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Present perfect Present perfect and past simple
1 Complete the sentences with the affirmative (✔) 3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
or negative (✗) present perfect form of a suitable the verbs in the box.
verb.
be buy cost finish go live move
David hasn’t read this book. ✗ perform return see sing visit
1 Sally this race twice in the last four
I’ve been to Rome three times. Last year,
years. ✔
2 I a bungee jump in Australia. ✔ I visited the Colosseum.
3 Our teacher in the sea. Can you 1 Donna here since last summer. She
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Visual arts
1 Label the pictures. 2 Circle the correct words.
This sculpture / pottery is brilliant. I think it
should stand in front of the house.
1 Graffiti / Drawing is a real problem in the east
end of the city.
2 This still life / landscape picture of a vase of
flowers is beautiful.
3 I prefer looking at portraits / landscapes as I
enjoy seeing countryside or city scenes.
drawing
4 Jack studied drawing / pottery as part of his
engineering course to help with technical
1
diagrams.
5 My brother took this photograph / portrait
when we were on holiday in Spain.
6 I tried doing pottery / sculpture at school, but
the pot I was making didn’t work.
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Quantity: some / any, (too) too and (not) enough
much / many, a few and a lot of
3 Complete the sentences with too or enough.
1 Circle the correct words.
We can’t swim in the sea today. It isn’t
There aren’t any / some interesting books in warm enough .
this library.
1 I didn’t enjoy that exhibition. It was
1 How many / much artists are taking part in
this exhibition? modern.
2 Here are some / any red pens. 2 Have we got money to have our
3 Have you sold much / a lot of paintings today? faces painted?
4 There aren’t many / some nice people at 3 David can’t have his ears pierced yet. He isn’t
this party.
old .
5 Can I have some / much more blue paint
please? 4 That sculpture is expensive. I’m not
6 He had one large tattoo and she had much / a going to buy that.
few small ones. 5 I’d like to buy some jewellery but there isn’t
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Visual arts Body art and decoration
1 Complete the definitions. 2 Complete the dialogue with suitable words.
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Quantity: some / any, (too) Gerunds and infinitives
much / many, a few and a lot of
3 Find the mistakes and correct the sentences.
1 Complete the sentences with suitable words. We aren’t interested in draw cartoons.
I thought the cinema was empty but then I saw We aren’t interested in drawing cartoons.
a few people at the back. 1 Are you good at read music?
1 I’ve got homework today – English,
2 To relax is not something Mum is good at.
maths, science and geography!
She’s too energetic.
2 Did Katy buy souvenirs on holiday?
3 I can speak Spanish – just two or 3 Jack finds it so easy do nothing.
three words.
4 How time do we have before the 4 Grandad finds these models very difficult
concert? make.
5 I’ve brought sandwiches for our
picnic. What have you brought?
6 How brothers and sisters have you Cumulative exercise
got? 4 Complete the text with the words in the box in
7 Is there graffiti in town today? the correct form.
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Life events 2 Complete the text with the words and phrases
from exercise 1 in the correct form.
1 Put the events in order.
My grandmother (1) was born in 1952. She
be born die fall in love get a job (2) on a farm in the countryside. When
get married go to university
grow up have children retire she was eighteen she left home and (3)
in York. She studied to be a vet because she
be born loved animals. After she got her degree she
1 (4) as a vet in a small town near York.
2 She met my grandfather, Tom, at a dance and
3 they (5) . A year later they (6) .
4 They had a church wedding and a big party.
5 They soon (7) . They had two boys
6 and a girl called Jane. She’s my mother. My
7 grandmother continued to work as a vet for a
8 long time. She only (8) two years ago.
Sadly, my grandfather (9) in May. My
grandmother is getting old but she’s still a very
active lady. She’ll probably live to be a hundred!
Uses of get
3 Match the sentences with similar meanings.
1 Tina got her driving a) She obtained her
licence last week. driving permit recently.
2 My brother got a b) She became Mrs Smith
cheque for £50. on Saturday.
3 John is getting c) They bought the
bigger every day. house they liked.
4 My parents got the d) He obtained the career
house they wanted. change he wanted.
5 My brother got his e) They aren’t so active
degree in July. now.
6 Tina got married f ) He is growing very
at the weekend. quickly.
7 My parents have g) He received some
got older and can’t money.
do so much. h) I won a prize.
8 John got a new job i) My brother received
last week. his qualification over
9 I got some money the summer.
from the lottery.
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Future tenses 3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the verbs in brackets.
1 Order the words to make questions or
They ’re taking the 10.45 train to New
sentences.
York. (take)
US Open / Will / the / Rafa Nadal / win ?
1 We in Highmoor Hall next
Will Rafa Nadal win the US Open?
1 2040 / What / schools / be / will / in / like ? weekend. (get married)
2 James a job next week. He’s
2 Jack / will / university / out / a year / go to / going on holiday to Thailand! (not start)
after . 3 I university next month. Then
I’ll need to look for a job. (finish)
3 they / release / CD / next / a / year / Will ? 4 Lucy a party on Saturday to
celebrate her graduation. (have)
4 won’t / We / soon / get / a new puppy 5 Tom and Joe to Sydney tomorrow,
so they’re packing their suitcases now. (fly)
5 they / Will / get married / in / the summer ?
Adverbs of possibility and
probability
2 Find the mistakes and correct the sentences. 4 Circle the correct words.
I’s going to go to the USA next year. Definitely / Perhaps I’ll study history at
I’m going to go to the USA next year. university, although I also like geography.
1 We going to go camping in the summer. 1 He’ll probably / perhaps go to university next
year. He wants to be a doctor.
2 Elsa isn’t going go to university. 2 Maybe / Probably they’ll take a year off before
they go to university, but I’m not sure.
3 My son is perhaps / definitely going to leave
3 Terry, Phil and Rob going to work for a
home soon. He keeps talking about renting his
company in London.
own flat.
4 I love this music so I’m to going buy the can, could and will be able to
soundtrack.
5 Complete the sentences with will be able to, can
5 My friends aren’t go to go the cinema on or could in the affirmative or negative.
Saturday. He could speak French when he
was younger but he’s forgotten it all now.
1 We drive in a month’s time,
when we’re 17.
2 I play tennis quite well and I’m
on the school team.
3 They ride on the roads ten
years ago when there was less traffic.
4 Jack can vote but I until next year.
5 Teresa go to the party because
she’s got an exam the next day.
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Life events
1 Circle the correct words.
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Future tenses can, could and will be able to
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of 3 Complete the sentences with can, could or
the verbs in brackets. will/won’t be able to and the correct form of the
verbs in the box.
That film was brilliant. I’m going to buy (buy)
attend buy go play walk
the DVD.
1 It’s really cold today. I think it Jack passed all his exams. That means
(snow). he’ll be able to attend whichever university
2 Marnie wants to be an actress. She he wants.
(go) to drama school next year. 1 Did you know that Jeff the piano
3 I think the way we study very very well? He’s performing in a concert tonight.
different in 50 years’ time. (be) 2 Without the extra money they
4 They for Spain in the morning on holiday next summer.
on the 9.00 flight. (leave) 3 When I was young children
5 sunny tomorrow? (be) alone in the park without any problems.
6 he the train to Edinburgh? 4 When we sign the papers with the bank we
(take) the house that we want.
7 you on holiday this
Cumulative exercise
summer? (go)
4 Complete the text with the words in the box in
Adverbs of possibility and the correct form.
probability
be do do fly get good
2 Write the adverb in brackets in the correct place interesting take visit
in the sentences.
Aunt Sara: What (1) are you going to do
I’m going to study engineering at university
when you finish school?
next year. (definitely)
Jackie: I (2) a year off.
I’m definitely going to study engineering at
I (3) a job for six
university next year.
months to earn some money. Then
1 I’ll get a degree in Chinese or Russian and then I’m travelling to Asia with two friends.
go and work abroad. (perhaps) Aunt Sara: Wow! That sounds very exciting.
When I was young we (4)
2 Jane is leaving at the end of the year. She’s that. We had to find
getting married and her husband works in a job straight away. Travelling to Asia
Barcelona. (probably) is far (5) . How many
places (6) ?
3 They could retire and take a cruise around the Jackie: I don’t know yet. It depends on time
world. (maybe) and money. (7) to Asia?
Aunt Sara: Yes, I have. We (8) to
Bangkok and travelled around Asia.
It was (9) holiday I’ve
ever had.
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Rubbish and recycling 4 5 7
2
3 4 P A P E R
9
5 6 7 8 9
2 Complete the sentences with words from The environment: Word families
exercise 1. (verbs and nouns)
It is important to put glass bottles in the
3 Order the words to make sentences. Use the
correct recycling bin. correct form of the word in bold or a word related
1 Restaurants produce a lot of . to it.
2 If we recycle more , fewer trees will emit / Carbon dioxide gas / every day / are
be cut down. increasing .
3 Juice can be recycled. Carbon dioxide gas emissions are increasing every day.
1 recycle / very important / is / paper, glass and
4 Some charities collect , like old
plastic .
clothes, to donate to people in poorer
countries.
2 to cut down / If we continue / the rainforests,
5 can be recycled and made into new destroy / will be / they .
boxes, packaging or animal bedding.
6 Drink can be recycled into new tins 3 a reduce / in pollution/ If there is / then might
or material for car construction. decrease / global warming .
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First conditional 3 Order the words to make questions.
Go / this summer / on holiday / will you ?
1 Write sentences in the first conditional.
Will you go on holiday this summer?
If she falls (fall) off her horse, she’ll hurt 1 your family / recycle / organic waste / Will / its ?
(hurt) herself.
1 The supermarket (use) paper 2 have / a cold winter / we / Will / this year ?
bags if they (cost) less than
plastic bags. 3 the government / vote / measures / Will / new
recycling / to enforce ?
2 If the government (not recycle)
more waste, the landfill site
(continue) to grow.
Second conditional
3 If you (leave) broken glass
in the countryside, animals 4 Complete the second conditional sentences with
the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
(hurt) themselves.
4 I (recycle) more things, if I If I wanted to help a charity, I’d volunteer to
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Rubbish and recycling The environment: Word
families (verbs and nouns)
1 Complete the sentences with suitable words.
metal 3 Complete the text with words related to the
Drink cans are made of .
words in the box.
1 Jars are made of .
create destroy disappear
2 Cereal boxes are made of .
disappear emit pollute recycle
3 A juice is made of a mixture of recycle reduce reduce
cardboard and plastic.
4 A lot of drinks are sold in bottles Deforestation is the (1) destruction of woodland
letters, reports and publicity. believed that forests help reduce the amount
6 Clothes are made from different kinds of of carbon dioxide (2) , which we know
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First conditional Second conditional
1 Write complete sentences. Use the first 3 Complete the second conditional sentences so
conditional. they are true for you.
If I / have a party / I / invite Sam and Lucy . I’d be in the school orchestra if I could play an
If I have a party, I’ll invite Sam and Lucy. instrument well. .
1 We cycle / to school / if we / get bikes / for
1 If I donated a million pounds to a charity,
Christmas .
.
2 If the sea / get / warmer / the water level / rise . 2 If I had the opportunity to visit the North Pole,
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Job sectors
1 Match the job sectors with the related words.
1 Agriculture a) shopping malls,
2 Transport supermarkets
3 Health b) engineers, buildings
4 Catering c) food, restaurants
5 Tourism d) schools, teachers
6 Education e) animals, crops
7 The media f ) doctors, hospitals
8 Construction g) cars, buses
9 Retail h) hotels, museums
i) newspapers, television Personal qualities
2 Complete the sentences with the words in 3 Circle the correct words.
the box.
Lucy is very creative / patient. She can paint,
agriculture construction manufacturing draw and sew very well.
retail technology the arts tourism 1 Fred is a very sociable / capable man. He has
a lot of friends and likes meeting people.
The retail industry is growing rapidly with 2 My mum decided to return to university to
supermarkets adding their share of success. study recently. She was known as a mature /
1 A lot of is done outside the UK helpful student.
because it is cheaper to produce goods 3 If you are a nurse it helps if you are a caring /
logical person.
elsewhere.
4 Nico wants to start his own business but I
2 is an important industry in the UK don’t know if he’s responsible / practical
because the country doesn’t want to import enough.
more food than necessary. 5 Sam is very experienced / patient so I think
3 The communication and industry is he’ll make a good primary teacher.
6 When employers have to choose between
growing because of increased internet use.
two people they will take the friendly /
4 provide a small number of jobs in experienced one first.
galleries, museums and other creative areas.
4 Complete the text with the words in the box or
5 was particularly high in the UK in 2012
their antonyms.
due to the Olympics taking place in London.
6 The Olympics also provided work for the capable literate patient
reliable responsible sociable
industry with new stadiums needed.
My brother is very (1) irresponsible . He is
(2) of arriving on time, so he is
usually late. He often doesn’t appear at all, so
he is (3) too. However, he is very
(4) and makes friends easily. He is
(5) with children. He isn’t
(6) , so he reads them wonderful
bedtime stories and they love it.
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Modals of obligation, should /shouldn’t
prohibition and no obligation
4 Match the problems 1–6 with the appropriate
1 Complete the sentences with must or mustn’t. advice a–f.
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Job sectors Personal qualities
1 Complete the sentences with the correct industry. 3 Complete the dialogue with the adjectives in the
box or their antonyms.
A bus driver or a train conductor works in the
transport industry. capable caring experienced
experienced logical mature practical
1 Anaesthetists, psychiatrists, nurses and reliable responsible sociable
doctors all work in the sector.
2 Cameramen, sound engineers and editors play Rick: OK, so let’s have a look at the candidates.
an important role in the . Tom: Right, well first Ben. He’s worked in
3 Museums, castles, palaces and dungeons all the industry for ten years so he’s very
provide exciting attractions for in (1) experienced . He solved the maths
the UK. problems easily so he has a (2)
4 Celebrity chefs are growing in importance in mind.
the industry. Rick: Yes, but he seemed rather (3) .
5 Teachers, professors and parents all have a He didn’t smile or talk much in the
role in . interview.
Tom: OK. What about Harry? At 45, he’s the most
2 Complete the sentences with suitable words.
(4) candidate. His reference says
The health sector has experienced great that he is very (5) . He’s always on
changes over the last fifty years as our time and does what he says he will. It also
understanding of the body has increased. says he is good at solving problems, so he
1 today is probably unrecognizable to seems like a very (6) man to me.
farmers that worked in the fields a hundred He’s also worked in this industry for a long
years ago. time so he’s certainly not (7) .
2 China has one of the fastest-growing Rick: Yes, I liked him. I liked Mike as well. He
industries in the world, with a large number of is currently the manager of quite a large
factories involved in mass production. department. For that you have to be
3 Dubai has a very active industry. One (8) . He also seems to care about
of the world’s tallest buildings is there. It’s his team and being (9) is another
called the Burj Khalifa. important quality. He completed the
4 Every year, around November, project we asked him to do and showed
the industry gets he was very (10) , using whatever
busy due to people doing their materials were available.
Christmas shopping. Tom: It’s a difficult choice!
5 The sector of any
country relies on entrepreneurs
to keep it growing.
6 A large part of the UK
sector, such as theatres and
galleries, is funded by the
National Lottery.
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Modals of obligation, B: Good luck! I’d go to bed early
prohibition and no obligation to be prepared.
3 A: Oh dear. I feel sick.
1 Order the words to make sentences.
B: You so much chocolate. Don’t
work / every day / outside / has to / a farmer . eat any more.
A farmer has to work outside every day.
1 work / Miners / have to / underground / Cumulative exercise
conditions / in dark .
4 Complete the dialogue with the words and
2 mustn’t be / impatient / A shop assistant / phrases in the box in the correct form.
aggressive / or . could help If I were you like much
must should should too who would
3 You / don’t have to / a degree / to work /
have / in a factory . Ms Smith: So, Kate, how can I (1) help you?
Kate: I’d like some advice on my future
4 Bus drivers / a driving licence / must have / career.
to work .
Ms Smith: Excellent. You (2) think
about it carefully. What subjects
2 Complete the sentences with must / mustn’t or (3) ? What are your hobbies?
have to / don’t have to and a verb in the box. Kate: I quite like IT and history (4) .
be be get up have know wear I love art. That’s my favourite subject:
particularly drawing. I’m not very sporty,
Soldiers have to wear a uniform at work.
so I don’t do (5) exercise.
1 A good tour guide sociable,
Ms Smith: Well, I think you (6)
patient and knowledgeable.
consider studying architecture or
2 You creative if you want to
design, as they require someone
work in the arts sector.
3 You a criminal record if you (7) is good at drawing
want to work with children. and has good computer skills.
4 Farmers often early to attend (8) , I’d look for an
their livestock or check their crops. opportunity to do some work
5 You how to cook to work in the experience in an architect’s office.
catering and hospitality industry but it helps. Kate: Do you know of any companies?
Ms Smith: Let’s see. I do have a couple of
should / shouldn’t addresses. You should write to them.
3 Complete the sentences with suitable words. Kate: What (9) I put in the letter?
A: I need to learn another foreign language. Ms Smith: Well, if I were you, I (10)
B: If I were you , I’d learn Spanish. tell them about your exam grades.
1 A: I didn’t get the job. Ask them if they have any work
B: Don’t worry. You the newspaper experience positions. You
and see what jobs are advertised today. (11) enclose some of
2 A: I’ve got an interview with a large catering your work to show them.
company tomorrow. Kate: OK, I’ll do that. Thanks!
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Crime and criminals Fighting crime: Verb + noun
collocations
1 Find eight crime words and phrases in the
wordsearch. 3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the phrases in the box.
I H E I B U H R D P V
analyse a DNA sample break the law
K I D N A P P I N G A collect evidence commit a crime
H A S D R T I A R V N question suspects solve the case
take fingerprints
A E R G I H N R O A D
C M U R D E R M B D A The burglar committed a crime when he
K G R E T F Y E B G L broke into the house.
I O P U N T T D E R I 1 Anyone who can be sent to
N A R M B R E A R A S prison.
2 The police in order to find out
G B U R G L A R Y F M
who is innocent or guilty.
S H O P L I F T I N G
3 Forensic science involves from
2 Complete the sentences with some of the words the crime scene and processing it.
from exercise 1. 4 They and found that it
The four men were arrested for kidnapping two belonged to the key suspect.
children and holding them hostage. 5 is one way to identify people
1 A teenager was caught in a who have been at the scene of the crime,
supermarket. assuming their prints are on the system.
2 into computers is a serious crime 6 Sherlock Holmes was a famous detective who
and you can go to prison for it. always .
3 There was a on our street last night.
Apparently two men broke in and stole all the
televisions.
4 is not as serious as armed robbery
because no weapons are involved.
5 is a common problem in our area.
One gang in particular keeps drawing graffiti
on the park walls.
6 The man was arrested on suspicion of
. He said he didn’t kill anyone.
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Present and past passive: Active and passive
Affirmative and negative
3 Rewrite the sentences using the correct form of
1 Complete the sentences with the phrases in the passive.
the box. They released the suspect because they had
are found are investigated are searched no evidence.
are used is used is worn The suspect was released because they had no evidence.
1 Guy Ritchie directed the Sherlock Holmes film.
Crimes are investigated by the police.
1 CCTV cameras all over the 2 Police analyse the evidence very carefully.
country in the UK.
2 CCTV cameras to help prevent 3 Armed robbers stole a famous museum exhibit
crime and catch criminals. yesterday.
3 DNA to identify victims and
4 Crime scene investigators take fingerprints
criminals.
from all objects at the crime scene.
4 Crime scenes carefully for any
evidence that can help solve the crime. 5 Arsonists started the fire in the clothing factory.
5 The police uniform to make the
police more visible and identify them quickly.
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Crime and criminals
1 Complete the sentences with a suitable crime
noun or verb.
Shoplifting occurs quite frequently in
shopping centres and supermarkets.
1 You need to be very good with computers
to be able to into someone else’s
system.
2 There was an yesterday at the bank.
Two men with guns made off with two million
pounds.
3 is quite common in some countries,
as gangs take a rich person hostage and make
3 Circle the correct words.
the family pay to get them back.
4 is the most serious crime there is. Criminals are people who break / commit
the law.
It is hard to imagine how a person can take
1 The police are always trying to catch people
another person’s life. who commit / do crime.
5 There have been several at the 2 The police took / made fingerprints from the
office, with people losing their wallets and crime scene to try and identify the suspect.
phones. 3 They questioned / asked the suspect for four
hours before letting him go.
6 There has been a lot of at school
4 The forensics team collected / gave evidence
recently: graffiti painted on walls and the from the crime scene and sent it to the lab for
games in the playground broken. processing.
5 The doctor gave / collected evidence in court
Fighting crime: Verb + noun regarding the health of the accused.
collocations 6 A DNA sample was diagnosed / analysed but
it didn’t belong to the victim or the suspect.
2 Match the words to make crime fighting
7 The murderer was given a life sentence and
collocations.
sent / gone to prison.
1 break a) a case 8 The lawyer had to go to / attend court to try
2 commit b) fingerprints the case against his client.
3 solve c) a suspect
4 take d) a DNA sample
5 question e) a crime
6 give f ) the law
7 analyse g) evidence
8 collect h) someone to prison
9 send i) to court
10 go j) evidence
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Present and past simple Present and past simple
passive passive: Questions and answers
1 Circle the correct words. 3 Order the words to make questions. Match the
questions with the answers a–g.
The computer hacker is sentenced /
was sentenced to two years community service. 1 The Sign of Four / write / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ?
1 The fictional Was The Sign of Four written by Sir Arthur Conan
characters Miss Doyle? a
Marple and Hercule 2 fingerprints / use / how / in forensic evidence ?
Poirot were created /
are created by Agatha 3 forensic evidence / collect / in the 1700s ?
Christie.
2 The scientists 4 when / London Dungeon / to the public / open ?
were awarded /
are awarded the
5 be born / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle / in Scotland ?
Nobel Prize for their
discovery.
3 DNA samples and fingerprints are examined / 6 all criminals / catch ?
were examined by forensics experts these
days. 7 CCTV cameras / use / to identify / criminals ?
4 DNA is used / was used to identify victims of
natural disasters.
5 The security system was hacked into / a) Yes, it was. d) Yes, he was.
is hacked into last night and valuable b) In 1974. e) No, it wasn’t.
information was taken. c) They’re used to identify f ) Yes, they are.
victims and criminals. g) No, they aren’t.
Active and passive
Cumulative exercise
2 Complete the text with the correct form of the
verbs in brackets. 4 Complete the text with the correct form of the
words and phrases in the box.
CSI Miami (1) is (be) a famous TV series. It
(2) (win) Top TV Series in 2005 and 2006. a lot of be be break call examine
help investigate occur take valuable
It (3) (film) mainly in the USA between
2002 and 2012. The plots (4) (revolve) This is today’s news. A robbery
around a team of forensic investigators and (1) at the national museum last
police officers. In each episode a crime night. The police (2) at 7am
(5) (commit) and the team had to solve this morning. (3) rare artefacts
it. All the evidence (6) (collect) using (4) . (5) one was
the latest techniques, but traditional police work a piece of Egyptian jewellery. The display cases
(7) (be) also important. Horatio Caine, (6) to steal the items. The police
the head of the crime lab, (8) (play) (7) the museum for evidence that
by David Caruso. Other actors in the series (8) them solve this case. Also,
(9) (include) Emily Procter, Jonathan they (9) why none of the alarms
Togo and Eva LaRue. rang. (10) this an inside job?
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Global issues Citizenship: Word families
(nouns and adjectives)
1 Find eight global issue words in the wordsnake.
3 Complete the table.
sn essipwods
e les
i
m Person Adjective
activist
o
active
reiwoh
(1) human
(2) leading
elfa
(3) peaceful
w
al
im (4) presidential
an
refugeesw
ip (5) political
wie
erty v
po 4 Complete the sentences with a suitable word
ril
from exercise 3.
ationfwwa
mi
ne cr
sep is
illiteracywi osd 1 Nelson Mandela was the first
of South Africa to be elected democratically.
2 Complete the sentences with the words from 2 Mother Teresa was a who
exercise 1. There is one word you do not need. helped the poor and the sick in India.
The Second World war ended in 1945. 3 Martin Luther King Jr was the
1 Due to the lack of rain there is a severe of the American Civil Rights Movement.
in Ethiopia. 4 Mitt Romney is an American
2 Although children in poor areas go to school, who tried to be elected president of the USA.
there is still a lot of . 5 Oxfam is a organization that
3 organizations are worried at the rise provides aid to people in developing countries
in animal mistreatment. worldwide.
4 Due to the war, a lot of people have become
and are seeking a new life in
neighbouring countries.
5 Apartheid was a form of against the
black people in South Africa.
6 Young people who leave home because they
are unhappy are adding to the problem of
in the UK.
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who, which and where used to
1 Complete the sentences with who, which 3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
or where. used to and the verbs in brackets.
A famine is a natural event which means In the 1800s, women didn’t use to vote in
there is a shortage of food. elections. (vote)
1 A natural disaster is a force of nature 1 In early Victorian times, children
causes a lot of damage to areas of land. long hours in mines or factories. (work)
2 Refugees are people leave their 2 When I was two I to school.
country because of war or persecution. I stayed at home with my mum. (go)
3 Malawi is a country a lot of children 3 Before the Second World
suffer from malnutrition. War women
4 Fundraisers are people raise money at university very much.
for charities or good causes. (study)
5 Bangladesh is a country there is a lot 4 Men more
of extreme weather. rights than women and
children. (have)
Indefinite pronouns 5 We French
2 Order the words to make sentences and questions. at school. Nowadays
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Global issues
1 Complete the definitions.
A famine is a serious lack of food that
occurs over a long period of time.
1 A is an illness that affects people
or animals.
2 is the state of being the same as
everyone else and having the same rights as
others.
3 is the management of land and
water to protect it from damage or destruction.
4 is a situation where someone does
not have enough money to cover their basic
requirements. Citizenship: Word families
5 is a situation where someone does
(nouns and adjectives)
not have anywhere to live. 3 Circle the correct words.
6 A is a person who leaves their
Barack Obama was the first black president /
country due to war or a natural disaster.
politician of the USA.
7 is the unfair treatment of a person 1 Oxfam is a humanitarian / humanist
due to their race or religion. organization which helps people all over the
8 is the state of not being able to read world.
or write. 2 Ghandi was the leading / leader of the Indian
nationalist movement.
2 Complete the text with the words in the box. 3 Albert Einstein was both a scientist and a
There is one extra word.
pacifist / politician; he totally disagreed with
disease equality famine poverty the idea of war.
refugees rights volunteers war 4 Aung San Suu Kyi is a politician / president
from Burma.
The Red Cross is a worldwide humanitarian 5 Rigoberta Menchú is a political activist /
organization which helps people in crisis due to pacifist who promotes indigenous rights in
events such as (1) war and (2) . Guatemala.
6 UNICEF is trying to fight poverty and
It was started in 1863 by Henry Dunant who
discrimination / discriminate around
created a group of (3) trained to the world.
provide help to victims of war. In 1919 it began 7 The Childline helpline service is run by
improving health and preventing (4) volunteers / volunteering and they need all
throughout the world. In the 1940s and 1950s the the help they can get.
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who, which and where used to
1 Circle the correct words to complete the text. 3 Complete the sentences with used to and a
suitable verb.
Emmeline Pankhurst was a lady (1) who / which
fought to win the right for women to vote. She People didn’t use to watch television before
lived in the UK, a country (2) which / where World War One.
women couldn’t vote at the turn of the twentieth 1 Poor children in the UK in
century. She formed the Suffragettes, a group factories for very little money.
(3) which / who campaigned for the right to vote. 2 Women in Europe equal rights
There were a lot of people (4) who / which were but that has changed now.
against women voting and it was a hard struggle.
3 What Obama ?
However, by 1914 the WSPU was a popular
movement (5) which 4 UK universities women. This
/ where had the changed in the 1900s.
support of the 5 children to school?
majority of the 6 Men the only ones who could
country. In 1918, the vote in the UK.
UK became a 7 you mobile phones when
country (6) where / you were young?
which women could
vote. Cumulative exercise
4 Complete the text with the correct form of the
words in the box. There is one extra word.
2 Complete the dialogue with appropriate Natural disasters occur all too often and seem
indefinite pronouns. to be happening (1) everywhere . In the last few
Neil: Hello! Are you doing anything tonight? years there (2) floods in the USA and
Jane: Hi! No, I’ve got (1) nothing planned. UK, forest fires in Spain and a tsunami in Japan.
Do you want to do (2) ? The tsunami, (3) was a giant wave
Neil: Yes. Is there (3) where we could created by an earthquake under the sea,
eat a really good Indian meal? (4) many towns and villages and made
Jane: Let’s see. Yes, there’s a good restaurant on (5) people homeless. For instance,
Main Street. Is there(4) you’d like people (6) happily in the town of
to go to afterwards? Ayukawahama before the wave destroyed
Neil: I thought we could go to the cinema but most of it. However, people around the world
(5) has recommended any films. have united to raise money for the victims
I don’t think there’s (6) on. (7) need all the help they can get.
Jane: We could go dancing. (7) says Volunteers (8) to Japan to help tidy up
that the new salsa club is great. and rebuild. Even celebrities (9) money
Neil: OK. Let’s do that. Finally, (8) for the cause. It seems that disasters bring out
wants to do something! (10) in people.
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Phrasal verbs Collocations
1 Circle the correct phrasal verbs. 3 Complete the text with the correct form of the
phrases in the box.
I told him to turn off / turn up the television
because he wasn’t watching it. break the law collect the evidence
1 Did you log on / set up to the computer go to court go to prison pay a fine
yesterday?
2 She’s got three brothers and they grew up / I’m a lawyer. I had to go to court this morning.
were born in the countryside near Edinburgh. A man was accused of theft. When the police
3 My daughter got married / fell in love last (1) from the crime scene they found his
weekend and the wedding was in the local
fingerprints. The judge decided he (2)
church.
and ordered him to (3) of £1,000. At
4 I don’t understand this word. I’m going to look
up / turn up the meaning in the dictionary. least he didn’t have to (4) .
5 My mum doesn’t like the computer. I set up /
Adjective prefixes and suffixes
turned on the laptop but she never uses it.
4 Circle the correct words.
Word families We went skydiving at the weekend, which was
2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of very exciting / excited / excitement.
the words in brackets. 1 I went to see the new horror film last night. I
was so frightened / scary / frightening that I
His exam results were a real disappointment left after twenty minutes!
to us. (disappoint) 2 I don’t think John has the right personality to
1 The UK is trying to reduce carbon dioxide be a primary school teacher. He is so patient /
this year. (emit) impatient / patience and he’s not very caring.
3 I’ve never tried base jumping but I think I’m
2 Chemicals from factories that leak into rivers
capable / incapable / reliable of jumping off a
cause widespread . (pollute) building – I’d be too scared.
3 A person who doesn’t believe in war is known 4 We are looking for responsive / creative /
as a . (peace) reliable people to join our innovative team
4 We need to think of some more ways and design the fuel of the future.
to decrease pollution. (create) 5 Complete the sentences with antonyms of the
5 I think all children should be from words in bold.
the age of five to 16. (educate) The sculpture was so large that the boy looked
very small beside it.
1 Playing video games is so noisy, I prefer doing
something like reading.
2 I’m going to start my project today. I hope to
it by Friday.
3 The film wasn’t awful at all, I thought it was
.
4 My brother can run really fast but I’m so
.
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Tenses Active and passive
1 Complete the dialogue with the correct form of 3 Order the words to make sentences.
the verbs in the box.
write / The Harry Potter series / J K Rowling / by .
be be could have have to perform The Harry Potter series was written by J K Rowling.
see take used to be want 1 the dog / by / was eaten / The cake .
and later we’re going to a show. They hadn’t finished lunch when the bell rang.
Jill: Which one? (not finish)
Sara: I’m not sure. I know it’s a musical. I’m sure 1 Uncle Jim the film before we watched
it (7) good. it last night. (not see)
Jill: Great. We (8) take you to 2 Louise Japanese before she moved
Stratford one day. It’s nearby and it’s a to Tokyo. (study)
3 My mum didn’t have any money because she
lovely town.
her purse. (lose)
Sara: Great! I (9) in a drama group and
we (10) lots of Shakespeare plays.
Future continuous
Conditional sentences 5 Circle the correct option.
2 Circle the correct words. My parents ’ll be sailing / ’ll sailing to France
next week.
If we don’t have much homework tonight, 1 I won’t be / won’t travelling this summer.
we ’ll go / go to the cinema. 2 They ’ll / ’ll be working late tomorrow night.
1 If you practise speaking English every day, 3 Lisa will be revising / will revising for her
you ’ll improve / improve more quickly. exam tonight.
2 If I won £1,000, I ’d go / ’ll go on holiday to
New York. Reported speech
3 If I found / find a lot of money, I’d get a new car.
4 If you can’t / couldn’t log on, I’ll come back 6 Match the direct and reported speech.
and have a look at the computer. ‘I’ll see you at He said that he would
the café.’ see us at the café.
1 ‘We have our a) They said they didn’t
tickets here.’ buy their tickets there.
2 ‘We won’t buy b) They said they had their
tickets here.’ tickets there.
3 ‘We didn’t buy c) They said they wouldn’t
our tickets here.’ buy tickets there.
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Phrasal verbs Collocations
1 Complete the dialogue with the correct form of 3 Complete the sentences. Use the words in the
suitable phrasal verbs. box and appropriate verbs.
Joe: Hi Lucy! Were you (1) me before? English fine lie truth
Lucy: Yes, I was. I wanted to (2) if you
If you are suspected of a crime it is always a
wanted to come to the cinema tonight. I
good idea to tell the truth .
left a message on your mobile too.
1 You don’t always go to prison if you are found
Joe: Oh, sorry! I (3) my phone
guilty, sometimes you just have to .
because I was in an exam.
2 If your fingerprints are found at a crime scene,
Lucy: I didn’t realize! That explains why you
don’t , it’s obvious you were there.
didn’t (4) me . How was
3 In the UK, if a suspect doesn’t
it?
then an interpreter is provided.
Joe: I think it went OK. I’ll talk to you later – I
need to (5) to the computer and Adjective prefixes and suffixes
check my emails.
4 Circle the correct words.
Lucy: Wait – what about the cinema?
We went skydiving at the weekend, which was
very exciting / excited / excitement.
Word families
1 I went to see the new horror film last night. I
2 Complete the text with the correct form of the was so frightened / scary / frightening that I
words in the box. There are two extra words. left after twenty minutes!
2 I don’t think John has the right personality to
active destroy emit human
peace pollute reduce volunteer be a primary school teacher. He is so patient /
impatient / patience and he’s not very caring.
Greenpeace is a pacifist organisation that 3 I’ve never tried base jumping but I think I’m
capable / incapable / reliable of jumping off a
works to expose threats to the environment and
building – I’d be too scared.
suggest solutions. Most people who campaign
4 We are looking for responsive / creative /
for Greenpeace are (1) trying to help reliable people to join our innovative team
their local community or the wider world. Some and design the fuel of the future.
of these people are (2) who take part
5 Complete the sentences with antonyms of the
in demonstrations. Climate change is one major words in bold.
issue that Greenpeace is involved with. They seek
The sculpture was so large that the boy looked
to stop the (3) of rainforests and reduce
very small beside it.
the amount of carbon dioxide (4)
1 Playing video games is so noisy, I prefer doing
worldwide. They are also involved in reducing
something like reading.
(5) in the world’s water supply. 2 I’m going to start my project today. I hope to
it by Friday.
3 The film wasn’t awful at all, I thought it was
.
4 My brother can run really fast but I’m so
.
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Verb tenses Past perfect
1 Find the mistakes and correct the sentences. 4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the verbs in the box.
Peter is upstairs. He chats to his friends
online. not finish set up not eat see complete
Peter is upstairs. He is chatting to his friends online.
1 She has gone to an art exhibition last week. I hadn’t finished my homework when you
arrived.
2 Do you think you’re staying in the city after 1 We our project when the bell rang.
university? 2 They their lunch before the lesson
started.
3 I’ve played the guitar. It’s my hobby.
3 Our school a homework club before
other schools did.
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