1 OPTIMISE YOUR GRAMMAR | Higher B2

Countable and uncountable nouns, 5 None / No / Neither ball games are allowed in
the park because it’s near a road.
articles 6 There are a little / a number of / an amount of
really cool shops in our neighbourhood.
1 Complete the sentences with an article. If
no article is needed, put a dash (–). 4 Complete the second sentence so it has a
1 The actress has a few specific requests before similar meaning to the first. Do not change
a performance and one is        glass of the word given. Use two to five words,
apple and mango juice. including the word given.
2 My sister loves acting, so we always sit in 1 Not many people I know would turn down the
       audience and watch her perform chance to go to the concert. FEW
when she’s in a school production.
                 would turn
3 We often watch        TV together as a down the chance to go to the concert.
family. We love watching sitcoms.
2 We didn’t see the film in 3D because the tickets
4 The producer has a large office with a cool desk; were incredibly expensive. MUCH
it’s made of        glass.
We didn’t see the film in 3D because the
5 Did you see        news broadcast on tickets                  .
Channel 10? Our school was on the TV!
3 I always end up making an effort to talk to her
6 We always have the radio on at home because because all my friends ignore her. NONE
       music plays an important part in
I always end up making an effort to talk to her
our life.
because                  .
2 Find and underline the mistakes in the 4 How often do you go shopping with your friends?
sentences, then correct them. Tick (✓) the  MANY
correct sentences.                  month do you
1 My family loves skiing and we go on the skiing go shopping with your friends?
holiday in the Alps every spring. 5 A lot of good songs have been released recently,
 haven’t they? NUMBER
2 We fly to Grenoble and take two taxis to the                  songs have
chalet, one for us and one for the luggage. been released recently, haven’t they?
 6 The audience didn’t react much so he obviously
3 My brother and I usually have the ski classes in wasn’t very funny. LITTLE
the morning with an instructor, while my parents                  reaction from
ski together. the audience so he obviously wasn’t very funny.

4 We often have lunch in a restaurant at the top of
an mountain. Unit round-up

5 Write one word in each gap.
5 In the afternoon, we all ski together, and we have
races to see who is the fastest skier.
 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
6 Skiing is tiring, but as we’re away from school and The film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
work, we always chill out and have the good time. is the first film with (1)        original
 screenplay written by J.K. Rowling. The story revolves
around (2)        interesting man called
Quantifiers Newt who keeps a large (3)        of amazing
creatures in an old suitcase. (4)        special
3 Choose the correct word or phrase. effects in the film are brilliant and I liked every
1 I hang out with neither of / a lot of / either of
(5)        of the beasts that appeared. The
my friends at the local park in my free time. plot was a (6)        complicated and I
thought that there were (7)        many
2 Some / A little / Any of us take our skateboards
minor characters, which made it a bit confusing. But
and we have fun doing tricks.
overall I thought the film was great. I really liked
3 When both / every / all my friends have arrived, (8)        cast. Eddie Redmayne gave an
we hang out and talk about stuff. excellent portrayal of Newt, but then he is
4 There isn’t much / many / some space to run (9)        brilliant actor who always acts
around so it’s a quiet place. out his roles impressively. (10)        of the
other actors were quite as good as he was, but it was
still extremely entertaining.

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