2 Vocabulary consolidation

Literary genres
1 Complete the words to make literary genres.
f a n t a s y
1 b r h
2 d n r
3 a o g h
4 p y
5 o –f t o
6 h l r
7 r a c n e

2 Match the descriptions with the genres.

1 a piece of writing which actors perform in a theatre a crime
2 the story of someone’s life, written by another person b historical fiction
3 an invented story set in the past c play
4 stories which are quick to read d biography
5 writing about imagined scientific discoveries e short stories
6 stories about illegal activities f science-fiction

Compound nouns
3 Match the pictures with the compound nouns in the box.

best-seller ​
bookshop ​
graphic novel ​
postcard ​
school holiday ​
secondary school

1 2

secondary school
3 4 5

4 Complete the compound nouns with the words in the box.

book ​
card ​
deal ​
letter ​
library ​
life ​
message ​
press
The popular press always publishes stories about famous people.
1 The new author has got an amazing book from her publishers.
2 Did you get a text from Katy last night?
3 Ella sent me a post from London.
4 My granddad spends a lot of time reading in the public .
5 We listened to a good audio on the car journey.
6 I think Alicia has got a love – there’s a heart on the envelope!
7 My mum goes to dance classes and the cinema – she’s got a good social .

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 2 Grammar consolidation
Past simple and past continuous
1 Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
We saw (see) Kelly while we were travelling on the bus.
1 I (not listen) to my mum when she was talking to me this morning.
2 Paul (go) to the park while I was reading a magazine.
3 While Jenny (travel) on her own she felt quite lonely.
4 He (look) for ideas for his book when he read about the mystery.
5 When I was talking to Lucy, my phone (ring).

Past perfect
2 Circle the correct words.
By the time we got to the bus station, we had / have missed the last bus.
1 He arrived at 8 pm, and the party did / had already started.
2 I hadn’t / haven’t read the play before I saw it at the theatre.
3 They went out to dinner after they have / had been to the cinema.
4 We had / have already bought our tickets when Matt told us that the film was terrible.
5 Lucy was / had left for the airport when Dan got to her house.
6 I knew she would be late because she had / has phoned me from the bus stop.
7 We haven’t / hadn’t been to the Chinese restaurant, but we decided to try it.

3 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

after (x2) ​already ​before by then ​by the time ​

We arrived at 2 pm and by then most people had finished lunch.
1 I had been to the museum , so I knew what it was like.
2 We had seen the film, so we talked through most of it!
3 I had spoken to Jenny on the phone, I booked the concert tickets.
4 we left the party, it had started to rain!
5 I had studied Spanish I went to live in Spain for a year.

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Literary genres
1 Read the descriptions and write the genres.
writing about imagined
scientific discoveries science-fiction
1 stories which are quick to read
2 stories about illegal activities
3 a piece of writing which actors
perform in a theatre
4 the story of someone’s life,
written by them
5 a story in which exciting
things happen
6 an invented story set in
the past
7 text which rhymes or which
has a rhythm
8 a text which is about something
true, or an informative text
9 the story of someone’s life, written
by another person

Compound nouns
2 Complete the sentences with the compound 3 Complete the compound nouns.
nouns in the box.
Ella sent me a post card from
best-seller ​
bookshop ​ computer program ​ London.
graphic novels ​school holiday ​secondary school 1 The popular always publishes
stories about famous people.
I’ve written a computer program which helps me
2 My granddad spends a lot of time reading in the
do my homework!
public .
1 We must use the in our town –
3 I think Alicia has got a love –
if everyone buys books on the internet the shop
there’s a heart on the envelope!
will close.
4 Did you get a text from Katy
2 I’m going to a new next year
last night?
because my family is moving to a new house.
5 We listened to a good audio
3 Not many authors write a , but
on the car journey.
J. K. Rowling wrote a lot of them!
6 My mum goes to dance classes and the cinema –
4 My brother likes reading , but
she’s got a good social .
I think they’re boring.
7 The new author has got an amazing book
5 In the next I’m going to the
from her publishers.
USA with my mum.

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Past simple and past continuous
1 Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in the box.

look ​
not listen ​
play ​ring ​see ​travel
Paul was playing computer games while I was reading a magazine.
1 He for ideas for his book when he read about the mystery.
2 While Jenny on her own, she felt quite lonely.
3 We Kelly while we were travelling on the bus.
4 I to my mum when she was talking to me this morning, so I don’t know what she said.
5 When I was talking to Lucy, my phone .

Past perfect
2 Using the prompts, complete the sentences with 3 Correct the time expressions.
the correct past perfect forms.
We had before seen the film,
I knew she would be late because (she / phone / so we talked through most
me / from the bus stop). of it! already
… she had phoned me from the bus stop. 1 We arrived at 2 pm and after most
1 (I / not / read / the play) before I saw it at the people had finished lunch.
theatre. 2 Already I had spoken to Jenny
on the phone, I booked the
2 By the time we got to the bus station, (we / miss / concert tickets.
the last bus). 3 By then we left the party,
it had started to rain!
3 (We / already / buy our tickets) when Matt told us 4 Already I had studied Spanish,
that the film was terrible. I went to live in Spain for a year.
5 I had been to the museum after,
4 (We / not / be / to the Chinese restaurant), but we so I knew what it was like.
decided to try it.

5 He arrived at 8 pm, and (the party / already / start).

6 They went out to dinner after (they / be /

to the cinema).

7 (Lucy / already / leave / for the airport) when

Dan got to her house.

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