GRAMMAR

one-syllable adjectives
, some

cold

twa-syllable adjectives

quiet large naisy

quieter' larger

adjectives: ending in -e
ending in -y

..I. ..

, er.l9i,ng in"a consonanto+ vawel

+ consonant

hat

gaad
bad Use comparatives (+ than) to. compare things and people. Use than nat that with comparatives: A restaurant is quieter than a disco. NOT A JestaUl'CIl1t is qu;eteJ
that

a disco.

rule

the of' -est 'the ':I- -st the r+ -iest

mare interesting
better worse

the mast interesting the best the worst

Use superlatives to. talk about the number one thing in a graup: Maria's spelling is the best in the class. Nate: The spelling rules far superlatives are the same as far comparatives.

.the first/second/third an the left/right. Use imperatives (e.g. turn, take, go) to. give directians. In speaking, it is also.possible to. add You: You go past the cinema and turn left:

To. ask far directions, use Can you tell me the way to + place: Can you tell me the'way to the sports centre? When speaking, check information by repeating what yau hear: The third right? St{ I take the next left? Correct information by stressing the correction: No, the first right. No, the next'right.

PRACTICE
A Write the comparative of the adjectives.

Complete the sentences with comparatives. quieter than a nightclub. (quiet)

Use the adjectives

I fast

[aster

in brackets to help. I A cafe is

2 close 3 big
4 beautiful

2 Travelling by train is ________ 3 A nightclub is ________

4 It's in India ____

flying. (slow) a cafe. (noisy) in England. (hot) eating in a

5 easy 6 cheap

7 8

important happy

Eating at a cafe is ________ restau rant. (cheap) in autumn

6 The weather is ____

in summer. (bad)

... ....
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I

Write the superlative I great

of the

feftg

busy

big

high

good

old

deep

popular

adjectives. the greatest

11
The longest
metres. bridge in the world is the Pearl Bridge in Japan. It's 1,991

2 quiet 3 comfortable 2 3

close

tourist destination in Europe is Disneyland Paris. Over twelve million people visit it in a year. and lake in the world is Lake Baikal, in southern Siberia, Russia. It's 1,600 meters deep and over twenty-five million years old. jungle (rainforest) in the world is the Amazon. It's four million square kilometres. ____ mountain in the USA is Mount McKinley. It's 6,194 metres. view is at the top.

!/
f

5 noisy 6 cheap
7 interesting

8 hot
9 fast

5 6

10 crowded B Complete the sentences. Use the

superlative of the adjectives in the box ..

train station in the world is the Shinjuku Station in Tokyo. Over three million people use it every day and it has over 200 exits.

Read the conversation.

Add six more

missing words. me A: Excuse

A. Can you tell me way to the beach?

B: Yes, you right at the cinema. Then go straight for about five minutes. A: Five minutes? B: Yes, and then turn left Menier Avenue and then take second street on right. I think it's Grand Avenue. You can see the beach straight ahead. A: Thank you very much.

GRAMMAR
Present continuous
having
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a great time. on the balcony. for a train.

sitting waiting

er]joying

thi? food. at the moment, anything. Is she/ it

~1--'3l......,.-',,:;..,...--t-=_-...., werklng
doing

Use the present continuous to speak about something happening now/at this moment. In speaking, usually use the contracted form: I am not =

Spelling -ing

I'm not. NOT f-ttm-rrot.

In the negative, also use:

He's

not

working. They're

not

doing anything.
M0St verbs en<1fimg a in ,j#/ consonant-vowel-consonant, double the final consonant

Present simple and present continuous

,Mario,pften 11;f'l0"t".fu~;
"""; ;'?.:' ''t'

wears 's wearing

a jacket and tie. jeans and a T-shirt.

,';ri"' .}'><:1o ~ do? I'm a police officer. Wha:C'~ you 1---+-------------1 <"22' ~re,,, doing? I'm writing dpwn your number! Use the present simple to talk about habits or routines: We often watch DVDs on Friday evenings. Also use it to talk about things which are always true or true for a long time: Elinor works in the city centre. Use the present continuous to speak about something happening at this moment: Sorry, I can't chat now. I'm watching a new DVD.

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Giving a recommendation
What kind of I think films

PRACTICE
A Write the -ingform of the verbs. I live 2 go 3 come 4 put S feel 6 make 7 get 8 stand 9 drive 10 meet

B Write a phone conversation using the prompts below. Bruno: Hi, Gerald. It's me. you / sleep? Are you sleeping?
Gerald: No, I'm at work. I / read. Bruno: What / you / read? Gerald: I / read some reports. What / you / do? Bruno: Karl and I / play cards and listen / to music. Gerald: Hey, why / you / not / work? Bruno: I / take a break. Gerald: Uh-oh. I / talk on the speaker phone. The boss / listen. Bruno: you / joke? Boss: No, he / not / joke!

A Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box in the correct form. wear (xl) listen to (x2) write phone stay (x2) watch (x2) have (x2)

B Complete the questions with the verbs in brackets. Use the present simple or the present continuous.
I 2 3 4 S 6 7 alone? (do) 8 9 10 you you a lot? (listen to) you moment? (listen to) this exercise alone? (do) to Englishshows/music to Englishshows/ music at the Do you you your best friend your best friend moment? (work) your teacher your teacher often you usually

study

English every day? (study) English now? (study) every day? (work) at the blue today? (wear) blue? (wear) grammar exercises

wear
now.

glasses but I 'm not wearing them TV, but I

2 I don't normally _____ it now. 3 We usually we usually I S We often but today we 6 He usually he

salad for lunch, but today sandwiches. my mother an email at the moment her. classical music in the office, pop. in a five-star hotel, but now in a self-catering apartment.

A Read the conversation and correct the mistakes. Ines: I'd like to watch a good DVD. What recommend? Pedro: What films you like? Ines: Ines: Ines: Action films, mostly. Yes, and comedies. Who in it? What's about? Pedro: It's a good film called Rush Hour. Pedro: Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker. Pedro: Jackie Chan is a detective and he comes to New York to help a friend. Ines: You think I like? Pedro: Yeah, I think so. I'll bring it tomorrow and you can borrow it.

"GRAMMAR"

With countries, use the with groups: the

United States,

the

United Arab Emirates.

With times, use in the morning/ afternoon/ evening but use at

night (no article).

Use can when something is OK/permitted. Use can't when something is not OK/not permitted.

Use have to when something is necessary/obligatory. Use don't have to when something is not necessary/obligatory. Compare:

You can't invitation.)

come to the party.

(You didn't get an

You don't have to come to the party. (You got an invitation, but it's OK to stay at home.)

When speaking: to emphasise how sorry you are, use an adverb + so + sorry I'm terribly/so sorry.

to show how it makes you feel, use feel adjective: I feel terrible about the mess! reply with No, really. It's fine when someone apologises again: A: I'm

so sorry. B: Don't worry about it. A: But I feel terrible .. : B: No, really. It's fine. Use Don't let it happen again only when
you're really angry.

A Complete the text with a/an, the or no article (-).

B Complete the sentences with a/an, theor no article (-)., ; . I think

-=- cars are safer than motorbikes.

scooter for my birthday. world. bike to school when I was younger. boats. I'm always sick! train statiS'n every day.

2 I'd like __
4 I rode __ S I hate __

3 It's the best airline in

6 I live in a small village and walk to __

C Read the conversation. Find and correct six mistakes with the.
(Two are correct.) Pedro: Mrs Thorpe. Where can I buy the dictionary? Mrs T: There's the bookshop in South Street. I think they sell the dictionaries. What kind do you want? Pedro: I need the English-Spanish dictionary for my English class. The teacher said we have to get one. The only problem is that the books are very expensive here. Mrs T: Maybe you can borrow one. Does your school have the library? Pedro: Yes, it does. Good idea. I can ask there.
,

'

A Look at signs A-F. What do they mean? Underline the correct alternative. Motorbikes don't have to!can't go here. They have to/don't have to go on another road. .
2 You canihave to park here for free. You can't/don't have to pay for fifteen minutes parking. 3 Bikes have to!can keep left. People on foot don't have to/can't: walk on the left. 4 You can!can't catch the bus here. You have to/don't have to wait more than ten minutes. 5 You can't/don't have to ride your bike. You canihave to get off and walk. 6 You can/can't take a taxi here. You can !can't park here.

B Complete the conversations. Use

can/can't, have to/don't have to and"
Conversation 1 A: You Ihave to wear (wear) a jacket and tie to this dinn~f.; It's a very formal party. B: But it's so hot! A: Well, you
2

(wear) your light jacket.'

Conversation 2 A: You 3 important. (come) to the meeting. It's not very (come) -I'm too

B: That's good because 14 busy. Conversation 3

A: I 5 (get) a birthday present for Sandra. I completely forgot yesterday. B: It's OK. You 6 (get) anything. I bought her a present from both of us. A: Thanks! What did you buy?

Read the conversation and correct the six mistakes.

Teacher: Which part did you think was difficult? Student: Sorry, both I don't remember. Teacher: Did you really do it? Student: Er ... I afraid I forgot to do it.

Teacher: Can I have your homework? Student: Oh, I really sorry. I'm afraid of left it at home.

Teacher: Don't worry it. Did you do it? Student: Yes, of course.

Teacher: Don't left it happen again!