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Contents
Starter unit Unit 6
Vocabulary and Grammar 1–4 Vocabulary 1: Job sectors 35
Grammar 1: Modals of obligation,
Unit 1 prohibition and no obligation 36
Vocabulary 1: Technology 5 Vocabulary 2: Personal qualities 37
Grammar 1: Past simple 6 Grammar 2: should / shouldn’t 38
Vocabulary 2: Phrasal verbs: Communication 7 Reading and Writing 39
Grammar 2: Past simple and past continuous 8 Study guide 40
Reading and Writing 9
Study guide 10 Unit 7
Vocabulary 1: Crime and criminals 41
Unit 2 Grammar 1: Present and past passive:
Vocabulary 1: Adventure sports 11 Affirmative and negative 42
Grammar 1: Present perfect 12 Vocabulary 2: Fighting crime: Verb
Vocabulary 2: -ed and -ing adjectives 13 + noun collocations 43
Grammar 2: Present perfect and past Grammar 2: Present and past passive:
simple 14 Questions and answers 44
Reading and Writing 15 Reading and Writing 45
Study guide 16 Study guide 46
Unit 3 Unit 8
Vocabulary 1: Visual arts 17 Vocabulary 1: Global issues 47
Quantity: some / any, (too) much / many, Grammar 1: who, which and where 48
a few, a lot of, too and (not) enough 18 Vocabulary 2: Citizenship: Word
Vocabulary 2: Body art and decoration 19 families (nouns and adjectives) 49
Grammar 2: Gerunds and infinitives 20 Grammar 2: used to 50
Reading and Writing 21 Reading and Writing 51
Study guide 22 Study guide 52
Unit 4 Unit 9
Vocabulary 1: Life events 23 Vocabulary: Revision 53–54
Grammar 1: Future tenses 24 Grammar: Revision 55–56
Vocabulary 2: Uses of get 25 Reading and Writing 57
Grammar 2: can, could and will be able to 26 Study guide 58
Reading and Writing 27
Study guide 28 Answer key 59–65
Unit 5
Vocabulary 1: Rubbish and recycling 29
Grammar 1: First conditional 30
Vocabulary 2: The environment: Word
families (verbs and nouns) 31
Grammar 2: Second conditional 32
Reading and Writing 33
Study guide 34
Vocabulary
Communication verbs
1 Complete the labels for the pictures with the words in the box.
k iss 1 b 2 s
3 s h 4 c 5 p
2 Find seven communication verbs in the wordsnake. 4 Circle the correct verbs.
ughghostsm Sit down, please. I’m going to say / tell you a story.
o dtla ile
t len clo 1 Joe, you tell / speak Spanish. Can you help me
at ud g
ch tex
tph ein
with my homework?
onewav 2 I don’t understand. What are you talking /
saying about?
3 Read the definitions and order the letters to
3 I’m sorry. I don’t know how to speak / say that
make words.
in English.
move your head to say ‘yes’ 4 Can you say / tell me a funny joke?
nod OND
1 send an SMS
XETT
2 move your head to say ‘no’
EAKSH your head
3 what you do when you are happy
MISEL
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Present simple Present continuous
affirmative negative questions affirmative negative questions
I / You speak I / You don’t Do I / you I’m talking I’m not talking Am I talking?
speak speak? You’re talking You aren’t Are you
He / She / it He / She /it Does he / she talking talking?
speaks doesn’t speak /it speak? He / She / It ‘s He / She / It Is he / she /it
We / You / They We / You / They Do we / you / talking isn’t talking talking?
speak don’t speak they speak? We / You / We / You / They Are we / you /
They’re talking aren’t talking they talking?
1 Match sentence beginnings 1–4 with endings
a–d. 3 Circle the correct words.
1 My sister studies a) has got long, fair hair.
2 We don’t b) maths at university.
3 Our teacher c) don’t drive a car.
4 I d) go to school on Sundays.
adverbs of frequency
0% never
Mrs Moore Lucy Tom Floyd Jack
30% sometimes Sue
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Adjectives
adjective synonym antonym 3 Match adjectives 1–6 with synonyms a–f.
good bad 1 difficult a) rainy
new old 2 wet b) warm
tall short 3 fast c) large
dry wet 4 big d) little
hot warm cold / cool 5 small e) rapid
6 hot f ) hard
big large small / little
difficult hard easy 4 Circle the correct antonyms so the sentences are
fast rapid slow true for you.
1 Learning Japanese is easy / hard.
1 Find eight adjectives in the wordsquare.
2 My computer is new / old.
3 Spain is a very cold / hot country.
H U S L E K W P M Z X E 4 My teacher is short / tall.
A S M A L L D F B B O J 5 The Spanish football team is really bad / good.
E E H O T R Q W R N U E
B A L O D E N E W D J P
I S P L R S I T Z I B U
L Y W D Y M T A L B S L
Q T A L L Q E P P R D Z
G W K X S O P A J H O I
satf fast
1 dogo
2 ryd
3 toh 5 Choose the best adjective from the box to
4 gib describe 1–5.
big fast hard hot small
An insect: small
1 Usain Bolt:
2 Russia:
3 A fire:
4 Learning Chinese:
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Comparatives and superlatives
LOOK! 3 Complete the sentences with the words and
phrases in the box.
We use comparatives to compare two
things. better bigger more interesting the furthest
We use superlatives to compare three or the heaviest the most dangerous
more things.
The crocodile is the most dangerous river
animal in the world.
1 Circle the correct words.
1 I think Roman history is
than modern history.
2 Vegetables are for you
than chocolate.
3 Australia is country
from Spain, it’s on the other side of the world!
4 The cathedral in Seville is a bit
than the Sagrada
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Technology
1 Find and circle six technology words in the 3 Complete the sentences with the words in
wordsnake. the box.
in s t a n t mes
ite
lap
gi
leta sit
ng
ppso ng
cialnetw orki
I store all my information on the internet – I
2 Label the pictures with the words in the box. think cloud computing is great!
charger gadget games console 1 Can I use your e to listen to
text message website music? I can’t hear anything with mine!
2 She hasn’t got a l at home, she
uses her mobile phone to make phone calls.
3 I need a new l but computers
are so expensive!
4 I got an e- for Christmas. I’m
reading Harry Potter at the moment.
text message 1
4 Circle the correct words.
I use my e-reader / laptop to do my
homework.
1 She always sends text messages from her
landline / mobile phone.
2 Can I use your charger / earphones, please?
My battery’s dead.
3 Cloud computing / A social networking site is
used to store information online.
4 I can’t download apps / earphones on my
mobile phone because it’s very old.
1 at home?
2 at school?
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Past simple
be: past simple 3 Match questions 1–5 with answers a–e.
affirmative negative question a
1 Did you do your homework last night?
I was I wasn’t Was I? 2 Did you have a computer when you were
You were You weren’t Were you? young?
He / She / It He / She / It Was he / she 3 Did you read that book on an e-reader?
was wasn’t / it? 4 Did you write on your blog at the weekend?
We / You / They You / We / They Were you / we / 5 Did you download that video?
were weren’t they?
a) Yes, I did. It was maths exercises.
b) No, I didn’t. I didn’t have my computer at home.
1 Complete the sentences with was or were. Use
the affirmative, negative or question forms. c) Yes, I did. It was very easy to use and I read on
the bus.
We were at home yesterday. 4 d) Yes, I did. I watched the film and it was great!
1 They happy when they didn’t pass e) No, I didn’t. We used a pen!
the exam. 8
Past continuous
2 Where he last night?
past continuous
3 It my birthday yesterday. 4
affirmative negative question
4 Where you at the weekend?
I was playing I wasn’t playing Was I playing?
5 He at school yesterday. 8
You were You weren’t Were you
past simple playing playing playing?
affirmative negative question He / She / It He / She / It Was he / she /
I / You talked I / You didn’t Did I talk? was playing wasn’t playing it playing?
talk We / You / They We / You / They Were we / you
He / She / It He / She / It Did he / she / it were playing weren’t playing / they playing?
talked didn’t talk talk?
We / You / They We / You / They Did we / you / 4 Write short answers to the questions with was
talked didn’t talk they talk? or were.
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Phrasal verbs: Communication
1 Circle the correct prepositions. 5 Match situations 1–4 with pictures a–d.
Turn the music up / out. I can’t hear it! 1 I’ll call you back when I get home. c
1 I can’t talk to you now. Can you call me 2 I use a dictionary to look up new words.
with / back? 3 Will you turn it down now please?
2 The police have found on / out the name of 4 We’ve got so much to catch up on!
the murderer.
3 My dad set off / up his company in 2014. (a)
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Past simple and past continuous
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Reading Writing
1 Read the review, then answer the questions. 3 Read Henry’s notes about laptop computers.
Disadvantages
Last month I got the It’s slow.
new Zphone 8 and I It’s big and heavy.
love it. It looks great
and it’s easy to use. Conclusion
Here are some of the
I love my laptop!
pros and cons:
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Study guide
Grammar • for verbs that end in consonant + -y, omit the -y
and add -ied: carry ➜ carried
Past simple • for verbs that end in consonant + vowel +
• we use the past simple to talk about events in consonant, double the final consonant and
the past add -ed: stop ➜ stopped
• in affirmative sentences, we form the past • we form superlatives by adding -est to adjectives
simple with subject + past form with only one syllable and adjectives with two
syllables ending in -y: fast ➜ the fastest
We played computer games yesterday.
• for other adjectives with more than one syllable,
• in negative sentences, we use subject + did not
we use most + adjective: interesting ➜ the most
(didn’t) + infinitive
interesting
He didn’t write a blog.
• in questions, we use Did + subject + infinitive
Did you cycle to school? Vocabulary
Technology
Past continuous apps
• we use the past continuous to describe actions charger
that were in progress in the past
cloud computing
• we form the past continuous with was / were +
e-reader
verb + -ing
earphones
I was talking to David.
games console
• we use wasn’t or weren’t to form the negative
instant messaging
They weren’t watching the film.
landline
laptop
Past simple and past mobile phone
continuous
social networking site
• we use the past continuous for actions in
progress in the past and the past simple for Phrasal verbs:
events which interrupt the action in progress
Communication
• we use the past simple after when
call back
I was eating when John arrived.
log on
• we use the past continuous after while
set up
While I was watching a DVD, my friend called. catch up
look for
Spelling rules: past simple, turn off
comparatives and superlatives find out
• for most verbs, add -ed in the past simple:
look up
talk ➜ talked
turn up
• for verbs that end in -e, add -d: arrive ➜ arrived
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Vocabulary 1
Adventure sports
1 Label the pictures with the words in the box. 3 Read the clues and complete the definitions.
kayaking motocross rock climbing You use two skis and move on water.
skating skydiving snowboarding
waterskiing
1 You climb steep mountain sides using special
equipment and techniques.
r
2 You jump out of a plane and then freefall
before you use your parachute.
s
3 You use a type of canoe to go down river.
k
skydiving 1 r
4 You use a special floating platform to go down
a river.
r
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Present perfect Present perfect with time
expressions
affirmative negative question
LOOK!
I / You have I / You haven’t Have I / you
tried tried tried? for and since
He / She / It He / She / It Has he / she / it We use for to talk about a period of time
has tried hasn’t tried tried? which started in the past and continues now.
We / You / They We / You / They Have we / you I have studied English for two years.
have tried haven’t tried / they tried? (I study English now.)
We use since to talk about a point / date
1 Complete the table with the correct form of the in time which started in the past and
irregular verbs. continues now.
I have lived in Madrid since 2014.
infinitive past simple past participle (I live in Madrid now.)
be (1) was been
break (2) broken 4 Complete the sentences with for or since.
come came (3)
She has lived in New York since 2013.
drive drove (4)
eat (5) eaten 1 He has studied maths five years!
fly flew (6) 2 They have loved skiing last winter.
forget forgot (7) 3 I have done karate I was six.
give (8) given 4 He has competed in BMX competitions
wear (9) worn a long time.
write wrote (10)
5 Circle the correct words.
2 Order the words to make sentences.
I / done / homework / have / all / my . Fernando Alonso has (1) already / yet
I have done all my homework. won the World Championships twice.
He has (2) already / just been a Formula
1 brother / bungee / not / tried / My / has / One driver for years, and he drives for
jumping . Ferrari. He hasn’t won a race with Ferrari
(3) yet / already, but we hope he will!
2 her / leg / She / broken / has .
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-ed and -ing adjectives
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Present perfect and past simple
1 Match examples 1 and 2 with rules a) and b). 5 Order the words to make questions.
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Reading
1 Read Nina’s blog and answer the questions. 2 Read Nina’s blog in exercise 1 again and circle
the correct answers.
1 Is Nina enjoying her holiday?
1 When did Nina arrive in Jerez?
a) 1st September
2 What cities have they visited? b) 2nd September
c) 3rd September
2 What did they see on their helicopter ride?
a) Seville b) Jerez c) Costa de la Luz
Nina’s blog! 3 Has Nina taken any photos yet?
a) I don’t know. b) Yes, she has.
c) No, she hasn’t.
We’ve arrived! 4 Where hasn’t Nina been yet?
Posted on 1st September 21.30
a) on a tour b) to the beach
Well, we’ve arrived in Jerez! My dad c) in a helicopter
won four tickets for a helicopter ride over
southern Spain! Our flight was on time
and we’ve just checked into our hotel but Writing
we haven’t had dinner yet.
3 Look at Andrew’s notes about his journey to Paris.
Some sightseeing …
Posted on 3rd September 18.30 I love France! Saturday 9th
We’ve already
It took a long time to arrive in Paris today because
seen so much here. (1) the plane was late . The hotel is very
Today we went (2) and it has a (3) .
on a tour of Seville We’ve just visited the (4) .
and it was amazing.
I haven’t been to A good day in Paris Sunday 10th
the beach yet.
Today has been so (5) because we went
I hope you’re all on a trip to the Sacré Coeur. I’ve taken lots of photos.
well in England.
See you soon! Some sightseeing Monday 11th
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Grammar
Present perfect Present perfect and past simple
• we use the present perfect to talk about • we use the past simple for actions that
experiences or actions in the past when we don’t happened at a specified time; we use the
mention (or we don’t know) the exact time present perfect for actions that happened at an
unspecified time
He has been to Las Vegas.
Alex competed in the X Games last year.
• we use the present perfect for actions that
He has competed in other events, too.
started in the past but are still true now, or
haven’t finished • we also use the present perfect for things that
have happened once or a number of times in a
I have lived here for three years.
certain time period
• we form the present perfect affirmative with
I’ve been to the gym twice this week.
have / has + the past participle of the verb
• we use the present perfect to ask questions
She has visited the Eiffel Tower.
about experiences in the past
• we form the negative with haven’t / hasn’t + the
Have you ever been kayaking?
past participle of the verb
We haven’t been to the skate park.
• we form questions with have / has + subject + Vocabulary
past participle Adventure sports
What have you done?
base jumping
BMX
Present perfect with time bungee jumping
expressions
inline skating
• we use for with duration of time
kayaking
• we use since with starting points in time (when
motocross
the activity commenced)
rafting
• we use just to talk about actions that have
happened very recently rock climbing
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Vocabulary 1
Visual arts
1 Find and circle ten visual arts words in the 3 Complete the sentences with the words in
wordsnake. the box.
dr
aw ph o t o g ra p h p o r t r drawing pottery print sculpture still life
ing
g ra f f sc a pe
a i t p ot t e
itiinstallationland I bought a print which is a beautiful copy
pr
ry of an original picture.
1 S paintings usually include fruit or
int
scu
l p t u re
stilllife
objects, no people or faces.
2 Today at school we did a d of our best
friend in pencil.
2 Read the definitions and circle the correct
3 With clay in p class, we made pots
answers.
and bowls.
A picture of a person. 4 I saw a fantastic s at the museum of
a) portrait b) landscape a woman and child made out of stone.
1 A picture of trees and mountains.
a) still life b) landscape 4 Circle the correct words.
2 A colourful picture or writing on a wall. I really like that portrait / landscape because
a) graffiti b) drawing her face looks so real.
3 A model of a person or an object. 1 There’s a sculpture / drawing of a man sitting
a) still life b) sculpture on a bench in that park. You can go and sit
4 An image from a camera. next to him!
a) drawing b) photograph 2 I went to pottery / graffiti classes but I only
made a very strange bowl.
3 Someone has painted graffiti / drawing on the
door of our school.
4 She bought a sculpture / print of Van Gogh’s
last painting.
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Quantity: some / any,
(too) much / many
1 Complete the table with words in the box. 3 Circle the incorrect option. There is one incorrect
option in each.
books exhibitions information
jewellery money paintings people a) much people 2 a) much information
rice sweets water b) many cities b) many galleries
c) much fun c) much tourists
countable uncountable 1 a) many buildings 3 a) much sculptures
books information b) many earrings b) much art
c) much exhibitions c) many exercises
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Vocabulary 2
Body art and decoration
1 Complete the words and label the pictures. 3 Circle the correct words.
I never use lipstick / eyeliner on my eyes,
(2) h rstyl s I look like a panda!
(1) e y e l i ner 1 Indian women use henna on their feet and
(3) n l hands to make beautiful nose studs / tattoos.
v rn sh (4) m sk 2 My little sister wore face paint / nail varnish
to the party and she looked like a tiger!
(10) n s 3 That’s a lovely new hairstyle / mask. How
st d long did it take the hairdresser to cut it?
4 Earrings and nose studs are types of
(9) l pst ck piercings / wigs.
(8) f c (5) t tt 4 Answer the questions so they are true for you.
p nt
1 Do you ever wear face paint, for example,
(6) w g at parties?
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Gerunds and infinitives
-ing infinitive 3 Order the words to make sentences.
after doing something easy to do something draw / It / easy / to / isn’t / well .
before doing something lucky to do something
It isn’t easy to draw well.
enjoy doing something decide to do something
like doing something want to do something 1 hate / We / doing / really / exams / at school .
hate doing something learn to do something
consider doing choose to do something
something hope to do something 2 decided / to Greece / to / go / They / on
need to do something holiday .
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
3 always / should / You / think / having / a
the verbs in the box.
tattoo / before .
close learn leave pass see
Do you find it easy to learn English? 4 Have / painting / you / considered / his
1 After school, Dave took a year out to portrait ?
travel.
2 Brian was lucky to his exams 4 Match questions 1–5 with answers a–e.
because he didn’t study. e
1 What do you want to be?
3 We didn’t enjoy the art exhibition 2 Do you like to paint?
much. 3 What do you do before going to school?
4 Don’t forget to turn off the lights before 4 What do you hate doing?
the door. 5 Is it easy to study?
a) I wash my face and brush my teeth.
2 Circle the correct forms of the verbs. b) No, because my sister makes lots of noise and
I can’t concentrate.
c) Yes, I like still life.
Do you like (1) to paint / painting? d) Studying maths.
After (2) reading / to read our e) A doctor or a lawyer.
ideas for fundraising through art,
we’re sure your class will decide
(3) organizing / to organize a
great event!
You can choose (4) to do / doing
a mural on your school wall and
you can try (5) making / to make
it more interesting. Before
(6) starting / to start, check with
your headteacher that this is OK.
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Reading Writing
1 Read the essay about a new art gallery and 3 Sally has to give her opinion on a new school
answer the question. library. Read her notes and complete the for and
against essay.
Is the writer for or against the new art gallery?
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Grammar
Quantity: some /any, (too) • we use not + adjective + enough or not enough
much /many, a few and a lot of + noun to say that something is insufficient
• we use some in affirmative sentences with plural The colours weren’t bright enough.
countable nouns and uncountable nouns to talk There weren’t enough tickets for everyone.
about a moderate amount of something
There are some paintings on the wall. Gerunds and infinitives
• we use a lot of with plural countable nouns • we use the gerund (-ing form): after
and uncountable nouns to talk about a large prepositions, as the subject of a sentence and
quantity after specific verbs
There are a lot of sculptures on this floor. • we use infinitives after adjectives, to explain the
• we use a few in affirmative sentences with plural reason for an action and after specific verbs
countable nouns to talk about a small quantity
I’ve seen a few of Picasso’s paintings.
• we use many in negative sentences with plural Vocabulary
countable nouns to talk about a small quantity
Visual arts
I haven’t got many pencils in my bag.
drawing
• we use much in negative sentences with
uncountable nouns to talk about a small graffiti
quantity installation
Emma hasn’t got much paper. landscape
• we use any in negative sentences with plural photograph
countable nouns and uncountable nouns to talk portrait
about zero quantity
pottery
There aren’t any pictures to buy. print
I haven’t got any money.
sculpture
• we use How many …? with plural countable
still life
nouns and How much …? with uncountable
nouns to ask questions about quantity
Body art and decoration
How many photographs have you taken?
How much work have you done? body painting
eyeliner
too and (not) enough face paint
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Vocabulary 1
Life events
1 Find and circle nine life events in the wordsquare.
I want to when I am 30. 5 Complete the sentences with the life events in
a) leave school b) get married the box in the correct form.
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Grammar 1
Future tenses
We use three main forms to talk about the future. 1 Circle the correct form of be going to.
will + infinitive for future facts, predictions, I ’m going to / ’re going to study physics at
opinions, promises and university when I’m 18.
spontaneous decisions 1 She ’re going to / ’s going to travel around the
going to + infinitive for future intentions world when they finish studying.
Present continuous for future arrangements 2 Is / Are Bob going to eat that pizza?
3 They love Brad Pitt so they aren’t going to go /
will are going to go to the cinema to see his
new film.
affirmative negative questions
I / You will play I / You won’t Will I / you 2 Use Joe’s diary to write the verbs in brackets in
play play? the present continuous.
He / She / It He / She / It Will he / she / it
will play won’t play play? Saturday
You / We / They You / We / They Will you / we / 10am meet dad
will play won’t play they play? 2pm watch the football
7pm meet Roger at bowling alley
be going to
Sunday
affirmative negative questions
I’m going to I’m not going Am I going to 12pm basketball practice
listen to listen listen? 1.30 lunch at grandma’s
You’re going to You aren’t Are you going 5pm meet Adam to do history project
listen going to listen to listen?
He / She / It ‘s He / She / It Is he / she / it
going to listen isn’t going to going to listen? Joe is meeting (meet) his dad at 10am.
listen
1 Joe (watch) the football at 2pm.
We / You / We / You / They Are we / you /
They’re going aren’t going to they going to 2 Joe (not see) Roger on Sunday
to listen listen listen? evening.
3 Joe and Adam (do) their
present continuous history project.
affirmative negative questions
3 Circle the correct future tense.
I’m skating I’m not skating Am I skating?
What are you doing / will you do this summer?
You’re skating You aren’t Are you
skating skating? 1 I think we ’ll travel / ’re travelling to New York
next Friday at 5pm.
He / She’s He / She isn’t Is he / she
skating skating skating? 2 We ’re going to buy / ’ll buy new clothes next
Saturday.
We / You / We / You / Are we / you /
They’re skating They aren’t they skating? 3 Don’t worry Mum, we ’ll stay / aren’t going to
skating stay out late!
4 What time will the party start / is the party
starting tonight?
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Vocabulary 2
Uses of get
3 Match sentence beginnings and endings.
get has different meanings. It can mean obtain,
buy, receive, become, arrive or bring. 1 I saved money to get c
2 My little sister has got
1 Circle the correct meaning of get. 3 Do you want to get
4 We got an email
a) taller.
b) from our grandparents.
c) some new clothes.
d) your driving licence?
1 He got a new computer for his birthday. 4 Do you want to get a degree at university?
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Grammar 2
can, could and will be able to
2 Circle the correct answers.
We use can to talk about the present.
We use could to talk about the past. When we were young, we watch TV
We use will be able to to talk about the future. at night.
a) couldn’t b) can’t
can / could
1 At school this year we use our
affirmative negative question computers in class.
I / You can / I / You can’t / Can / Could I / a) could b) can
could couldn’t you?
2 I go to bed late tonight?
He / She / It He / She / It Can / Could he
can / could can’t / couldn’t / she / it? a) Can b) Could
We / You / They We / You / They Can / Could we 3 Yesterday we play football because it
can / could can’t / couldn’t / you / they? was raining.
a) could b) couldn’t
will be able to 4 My mum play hockey really well
affirmative negative question when she was 15.
I / You’ll be I / You won’t be Will I / you be a) can’t b) could
able to able to able to?
He / She / It ’ll He / She / It Will he / she / it 3 Order the words to make questions.
be able to won’t be able be able to?
you were young / you / when / ride a bike /
to
We / You / We / You / They Will we / you / Could ?
They’ll be able won’t be able they be able to? Could you ride a bike when you were young?
to to 1 you / to school / Can / take / your mobile
phone ?
1 Match pictures 1–4 with sentences a–d.
a) You can’t talk in the library.
2 a lot / Will / study / you / be able /
b) You can sit on the grass.
c) You can cycle in the park. next year / to ?
d) You can’t use your mobile phone.
a 2
4 Circle the verbs to make sentences that are true
for you.
1 I ’ll be able to / won’t be able to drive next
year.
2 I ’ll be able to / won’t be able to take the bus
1 3 to school next year.
3 I ’ll be able to / won’t be able to go on
holiday next summer.
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1 Read the letter and answer the questions with 3 Read Ana’s diary notes and use them to
yes or no. complete Ana’s letter to Uncle Steve.
An a xx
2 Read the letter in exercise 1 again and circle T
(true) or F (false).
Hugo is going to buy an MP3 player. T F
1 Hugo has only got £40. T F
2 Maria is dancing and singing in the
end-of-term show. T F
3 They aren’t going to wear costumes in
the show. T F
4 Hugo thinks he’ll enter karate
competitions soon. T F
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Grammar
Future tenses
• we use the same form for all subject pronouns Vocabulary
• we use will / won’t + the infinitive without to Life events
to talk about future facts, predictions for the be born
future, opinions, promises and spontaneous
buy a house
decisions
die
• we use the present continuous to talk about
fixed plans and arrangements in the near future fall in love
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Rubbish and recycling
1 Find six rubbish and recycling words in the 3 Order the letters to make the words.
wordsquare.
The ttilxee textile industry is making lots
W P L A S T I C N T C C of money from clothes.
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First conditional
situation result 4 Complete the sentences with the words in the
box in the correct form.
If I study every day, I’ll (will) pass my exams.
result situation we / arrive the teacher / be you / do
I’ll (will) pass my exams if I study every day. I / bring you / promise
If + present simple subject + will / won’t +
infinitive without to If you don’t go to school today, the teacher will
be very angry.
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of 1 If late, we won’t be able to do
the verbs in brackets.
the exam.
If you do (do) your homework, you’ll 2 the shopping if I make dinner
pass your exams. later?
1 If you (not go) to school, you won’t 3 Will you invite me to your party if
find a job easily. some food?
2 If we (get) up late, we won’t be able 4 I’ll tell you the secret if not to
to see the football match. tell anyone.
3 If I travel by bike, I (save) money.
4 If they recycle the plastic bottles, they
(get) money for charity.
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The environment: word
families (verbs and nouns)
4 Complete the sentences with the words in
the box.
appearance benefit cause change
consume
2 Complete the table with the words in the box. The government is trying to reduce
the amount of crime in the streets by asking
create creation destruction disappear
emission pollute recycling reduce neighbours to help.
1 During the investigation of the art theft, the
Verb Noun police looked into the d of the
millionaire.
2 To save our planet, we should try to
c new forms of energy.
3 During the last decade, there has been no
3 Find seven environment words in the wordsquare.
r in the amount of rubbish
C L C L T R P S A we produce.
R P R E A E O E L 4 The rainforests will soon d
E G E D J D L G E and the planet will suffer.
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Second conditional
second conditional 3 Match sentence beginnings and endings.
If + past simple subject + would / 1 If I had a lot of money, a
wouldn’t + infinitive 2 If she had a big family,
(no to) 3 What would you tell your parents if
situation consequence 4 They’d go to Disneyland
If I had lots of money, I’d (would) buy a palace!
a) I’d buy a big car.
consequence situation
b) you failed all your exams?
I’d (would) buy a palace if I had lots of money.
c) she’d buy lots of Christmas presents every year.
d) if they wanted to see Mickey Mouse.
1 Circle the correct answers.
4 Order the words to make questions.
If I lived by the sea,
I a big boat. What / in your school / if you found / would
a) buy b) ’d buy you do / 50 euros ?
What would you do if you found 50 euros in your
1 I very angry if
school?
you forgot my birthday.
a) was b) would be 1 would / What / you do / won / if you / the
2 He would be happy if he lottery ?
!
4 If we won the lottery, we to the USA. 3 about your town or city / you change / What
a) ’d go b) went would / if you could ?
2 Complete the sentences with the correct
phrases from the box. 5 Match questions 1–4 in exercise 4 with answers
a–d.
would be drank would you do
didn’t have to wouldn’t go a) I’d fly to Australia.
b) I’d buy everyone in my class an ice cream! 1
If there were fewer cars, there would be c) I’d buy my family a big new house.
less pollution. d) I’d build a cycle way.
1 What if you lost your laptop?
2 If everybody in the world
water, people would be healthy.
6 Answer the questions in exercise 4 so they are
3 I to school today if I didn’t
true for you.
have an exam.
1
4 If she work, she’d go on holiday.
2
3
4
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1 Read the fundraising poster and circle the 3 Read the facts about giant pandas and use them
answer yes (Y) or no (N). to complete the poster.
1 The students want to help orangutans. Y N
2 The students have got lots of money. Y N
3 It is expensive to help orangutans. Y N Lives in: China
Eats: bamboo
Rea sons why they are endangered:
World Orangutan Day destruction of their habi tat, hunting
About 5,000 orangutans die every Number of pandas left: approximately 1,60 0
year because logging companies Number of panda reserves in China: 61
are destroying the rainforest. This
leaves the orangutans and other
Cos t of adopting a panda: £1,0 00
wildlife with no home or food. Cos t of saving an injured panda: £95 0
At Simondsland School, we want
to raise £5,500 to pay for the
release of an orangutan into the
Fundraising event:
wild and its care for a year. Will
you help us?
If we raised If we raised
If we raised
£1,200 £5,500
£120 we could pay for
we could we could pay for
two local the release of an
adopt an conservation
orangutan orangutan back
workers for a year. into the forest.
for a year. We all know that these beautiful animals
Please give generously. are from (1) China and eat
Thank you! (2) , but did you know
that giant pandas are in serious danger
of extinction? The biggest threats to
2 Read the poster in exercise 1 again and circle the giant pandas are (3)
correct answers. and (4) . There are now
only around (5) pandas left
The rainforest is being destroyed by … in the wild. Charities such as WWF are
a) logging companies. trying to create reserves where pandas can
b) orangutans. live safely.
c) wildlife.
At Weston School, we want to raise money
1 Simondsland School wants to … to help save giant pandas from extinction.
a) go to the rainforest.
b) buy food for orangutans.
c) release an orangutan. Will you help us?
2 With £120, the students could … • If we (6) £1,000, we
a) adopt an orangutan. could adopt a panda for a year.
b) pay for conservation workers. • If we (7) £950, we
could pay to save an injured panda.
c) buy an orangutan.
3 If the students raised £5,500, they …
Please give generously.
a) could put an orangutan in the forest again.
b) could release conservation workers.
c) could grow food for orangutans.
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Grammar
First conditional
• we use the first conditional to talk about Vocabulary
possible situations and their probable results Rubbish and recycling
• to form first conditional sentences we use if + bags
subject + present simple (for the situation) and
bottles
subject + will / won’t + infinitive without to (for
the result) cans
• when the situation comes first, we need a cardboard
comma cartons
If the weather is good, I’ll go to the beach. glass
• we don’t put a comma when the result comes jars
first metal
I’ll go to the beach if the weather is good. organic waste
paper
Second conditional plastic
• we use the second conditional to talk about textiles
hypothetical situations and their consequences
tins
• to form second conditional sentences we use if
+ subject + past simple (for the situation) and The environment: Word
subject + would / wouldn’t + infinitive without families (verbs and nouns)
to (for the consequence)
create – creation
• when the situation comes first, we use a comma
destroy – destruction
If I won the lottery, I’d buy a big house.
disappear – disappearance
• we don’t use a comma if the consequence comes
emit – emission
first
pollute – pollution
I would buy a big house if I won the lottery.
recycle – recycling
• we form questions with question word + would
+ subject + infinitive without to + if + subject + reduce – reduction
past simple
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Job sectors
1 Label the photos with the job sectors in the box. 3 Circle the correct words.
agriculture catering construction education People who work in construction / transport
health technology tourism transport make buildings.
1 Working in the arts / the media includes
working in news and entertainment.
2 Selling products to the public is called retail /
catering.
3 People who work in agriculture / health give
medical assistance to others who are ill.
4 If you make large quantities of goods
health 1 a in a factory, you work in technology /
manufacturing.
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Modals of obligation,
prohibition and no obligation
obligation 2 Circle the correct answers.
must + infinitive You go to bed late; you have school
have to + infinitive in the morning.
I / You have to study a) must b) mustn’t
He / She / It has to study
1 We wear a uniform at the weekend.
We / You / They have to study
a) have to b) don’t have to
prohibition 2 They be rude to the teacher.
a) must b) mustn’t
mustn’t (must not) + infinitive
3 We study a lot if we want to go to
no obligation university.
don’t have to a) have to b) mustn’t
I / You don’t have to watch TV 4 She stop eating sweets and
He / She / It doesn’t have to watch TV chocolate or she’ll get fat.
We / You / They don’t have to watch TV a) doesn’t have to b) has to
You mustn’t tell Henry = Don’t tell Henry to / walk / Do you / have / to school ?
You don’t have to tell Henry = You can if you Do you have to walk to school?
want but it isn’t necessary
1 your / have / best friend / Does / study /
every night / to ?
1 Circle the correct verb forms.
You don’t have to / mustn’t eat in class. 2 early / Do / to / to bed / go / friends / your /
1 We must / don’t have to speak English in
have ?
maths class.
2 He doesn’t have to / must
wear a uniform because he’s 3 on / have to / go / your / Saturdays /
a fireman. grandmother / Does / to school ?
3 We must / don’t have to
do our homework
every night to get 4 Answer the questions in exercise 3 so they are
good marks. true for you.
4 I don’t have to /
1
mustn’t be rude to my
grandparents. 2
3
4
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Personal qualities
1 Find seven words for describing people in the 4 Complete the sentences with the words in
wordsnake. the box.
le
– she gives everyone
i r re s p p
mptsoc
lyim
advice about their problems.
iab ul
le lpf e ra
ibleh i r re s p o n s
1 If you were r , you’d arrive home
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should / shouldn’t
affirmative negative question 3 Circle the correct phrases.
I / You should I / You Should I / you I can’t play tennis.
study shouldn’t study study? If I were you, I’d go to private classes / eat
He / She / It He / She / It Should he / more vegetables.
should study shouldn’t study she / it study? 1 I always argue with my parents.
We / You / They We / You / They Should we If I were you, I’d be more patient / be rude.
should study shouldn’t study / you / they 2 I want to get fit.
study? If I were you, I’d wear smart clothes / go to
a gym.
LOOK!
3 I want to travel round the world.
If I were you + I’d (I would) + infinitive. If I were you, I’d try a computer course / study
tourism.
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Reading Writing
1 Read the letter and circle the correct answers. 3 Read Lucy’s notes about
a job she wants as a sales
1 Blake wants to be a waiter / chef.
assistant, then complete
2 Blake wants to work at Boathouse Café when her formal letter below.
he leaves school / in the summer.
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Grammar
Modals of obligation,
prohibition and no obligation Vocabulary
• we use must and have to to show obligation Job sectors
• we often use must with I or you to show that the agriculture
obligation depends on the person speaking or business
listening
catering
I must remember to email Robin.
construction
• in questions about obligation we only use have
education
to
health
Do I have to arrive early?
manufacturing
• we use mustn’t to show prohibition. It does not
mean the same as don’t have to retail
technology
You mustn’t use your phone on planes.
the arts
• we use don’t have to to show there is no
obligation or that something isn’t necessary the media
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Vocabulary 1
Crime and criminals
1 Find eight crimes in the wordsnake. 4 Complete the sentences with words in the box.
rm
h a c ki
There was a burglary in our street last night
ng
t arm in our street. They took our neighbours’ TV
thef e d ro
b b e r y s h o p l i f t i n g e r m u rd e ra r y and computer.
1 V is a problem where I live. Windows
2 Circle the correct type of criminal. have been broken and there is lots of graffiti.
Someone who connects illegally to a computer 2 I saw a t stealing a bag from a woman
to find out information. and running away yesterday.
a) hacker b) burglar 3 The a threw his gun into the
1 Someone who kills another person. river after he left the bank.
a) kidnapper b) murderer
4 The president’s daughter was taken and the
2 Someone who takes people by force for money.
a) kidnapper b) murderer k asked for three million euros.
3 Someone who steals. 5 Circle the correct words.
a) vandal b) thief
4 Someone who steals things from a shop.
a) shoplifter b) thief
5 Someone who steals using a gun.
a) burglar b) armed robber
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Present and past passive:
Affirmative and negative
be + infinitive 3 Complete the sentences with the phrases in
the box.
affirmative negative
It is used It isn’t used is used isn’t taught were investigated
They are used They aren’t used are made was attacked
It was made It wasn’t made
This invention is used by millions of
They were made They weren’t made
people.
LOOK! 1 My email account by hackers.
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Fighting crime: Verb + noun
collocations
1 Match verbs 1–8 with nouns a–h. 3 Complete the sentences with the verb + noun
collocations from the box.
1 analyse a) evidence
2 break b) a crime analyse DNA samples breaking the law
3 collect c) a case commits a crime go to court solves his cases
4 commit d) the law
5 give e) to court Witnesses often go to court to give evidence.
6 go f ) a suspect 1 Sherlock Holmes always s .
7 question g) a DNA sample He was a great detective.
8 solve h) evidence
2 Scientists use special computers to
2 Circle the correct words. a .
The police take fingerprints / go to court to 3 If a person c , they might
identify a suspect. have to go to prison.
1 A witness to a crime gives evidence / breaks 4 If you drink and drive, you are b .
the law in court.
2 Detectives are always happy when they solve 4 Circle the correct word to form verb + noun
a case / question a suspect. collocations.
3 Collecting evidence / Going to court at a If someone commits a case / a crime / a
crime scene is a very complicated process. suspect, they should go to prison.
4 The police question suspects / break the law 1 Lawyers often go to court / evidence / a crime
at the police station. to defend their client.
2 In court, a witness gives a case / prison /
evidence about what he or she saw.
3 If a person is guilty of a crime, he or she is sent
to the law / prison / a crime.
4 Scientists have to analyse the law / a crime /
a DNA sample in a laboratory.
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Present and past passive:
Questions and answers
be + infinitive 3 Circle the correct answers.
Question Short answer … Spanish … in Mexico?
Is it made? Yes, it is. No, it isn’t a) Is … spoken b) Are … spoken
Are they made? Yes, they are. No, they aren’t. 1 … you … a lot of homework by your teacher
Was it made? Yes, it was. No, it wasn’t. at school?
Were they made? Yes, they were. No, they weren’t. a) Is … given b) Are … given
2 … the 2010 football World Cup … in London?
1 Circle the correct words. a) Was … held b) Is … held
Is rice grown / Rice is grown in India? 3 … the museum in Bilbao … by Guggenheim?
1 Where was the party / were the party held? a) Was … designed b) Were … designed
2 Why are the shops closed / is the shops 4 … buses … in your city?
closed today? a) Are … used b) Is … used
3 How many people are used this invention / is
4 Answer the questions in exercise 3. Write
this invention used by?
true short answers.
4 Were the cars made / The cars were made
in Spain? Yes, it is.
1
2 Order the words to make questions.
2
spoken / is / Where / Welsh ?
3
Where is Welsh spoken?
4
1 are / When / sent / postcards ?
5 Complete the sentences with phrases from
the box.
2 is / Where / from / coffee ?
was he sent was it painted was discovered
was she invited
3 How / is / often / the / World / Cup / held /
football ? When was he sent to prison?
1 Who by?
2 Why to the party?
4 was / Where / recorded / album / Taylor Swift’s ?
3 DNA by scientists many
years ago.
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Reading Writing
1 Read the article and circle the correct answers. 3 Read the notes and use them to complete
the article.
1 The writer thinks graffiti is a crime / isn’t a
crime.
2 The criminals have been / haven’t been
caught. School rob bery
last weekend
Chairs were thrown out of the windows
Grey’s School New computers were stolen from the
Magazine staf f room
Volunteers tidying up now
New theatre wasn’t damaged
Thieves were seen running awa y
Thieves were cau ght by the polic e
in the market
Magazine
Coventry High School
Saturday night graffiti attack
Welcome to our emergency Monday morning
newsletter. Sadly, the week starts with some
bad news – our school was attacked by vandals
Robbery at school!
on Saturday night.
Last weekend (1) the school was attacked by
The exterior walls of the main building were
vandals .
sprayed with graffiti and paint was thrown
onto the windows. Fortunately, the sports A window was broken after midnight and
centre was not affected because local residents the alarm didn’t work, so unfortunately the
saw what was happening and called the police. thieves got into our school.
Luckily, the vandals were recorded on CCTV. Chairs (2)
Eventually, three teenagers were caught and and our (3)
charged with criminal damage. were stolen from the staff room. The thieves
Obviously, if you have further information, or if made a lot of mess, which the school
you see anything suspicious, you should tell a volunteers are now tidying up. Fortunately,
member of staff. the new theatre (4)
because it has an alarm system.
Luckily, the thieves were seen (5)
2 Read the article in exercise 1 again and circle the from the school and
correct words. yesterday they (6)
The school was / wasn’t vandalized on when they tried to sell our computers in the
local market on Sunday.
Monday morning.
1 Paint was / wasn’t thrown onto the windows. If you see anything suspicious in future,
2 The sports centre was / wasn’t please tell your teacher immediately!
damaged.
3 The vandals were / weren’t filmed on CCTV.
4 Three teenagers were / weren’t arrested.
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Grammar
Present and past passive:
affirmative and negative Vocabulary
• we use the passive when we don’t know who Crime and criminals
does the action or the action is more important burglar
than the person who does it
burglary
• the present simple passive is formed with the
present of be + the past participle of the verb hacker
hacking
• the past simple passive is formed with the past
of be + the past participle of the verb kidnapper
kidnapping
Active and passive murder
• in active sentences; the subject is the person or
murderer
thing that does the action
robber
Ann broke the window.
robbery
• in passive sentences, the subject is the person
or thing that receives the action of the verb shoplifter
shoplifting
The jewels were taken by the burglar.
theft
• we also use the passive when we do not know
who does the action thief
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Global issues
1 Find five global issues in the wordsquare. 4 Circle the correct answers.
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who, which and where Indefinite pronouns
who, which and where people places things
who for people anyone anywhere anything
which for things someone somewhere something
where for places no one nowhere nothing
everyone everywhere everything
1 Circle the correct words.
My mother is a woman who / which works 4 Circle the correct words.
very hard. Is someone / anyone coming to the party?
1 Medicine is a degree which / where is difficult 1 There isn’t anything / nothing we can do.
to get. 2 Everything / Everyone is studying for exams
2 This is the park where / which we first met ten at school.
years ago. 3 Something / Everything has happened to
3 Seville is a city where / who over one million Anna, she’s very quiet and sad.
people live.
4 That’s the singer who / which won The 5 Order the words to make sentences.
X-Factor last year. anyone / Is / today / school / at ?
2 Match the sentence beginnings and endings. Is anyone at school today?
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Vocabulary 2
Citizenship: word families
(nouns and adjectives)
1 Find six citizenship words in the wordsnake. 4 Complete the sentences with words related to
the words in brackets.
anityiespr ippacianp
m esi ea dersh o Relationships between most countries are
hu dentiden cyl
liti
peaceful . There is no fighting. (peace)
csari a
tpeaician
er fis
n it y paci 1 World are meeting in Switzerland to
ac
t iv
e
discuss the current economic situation. (lead)
2 Order the letters to make the correct words. 2 Different parties always have
different opinions on how to govern the
I want to be a LIITNCPOIA
politician because country. (politics)
3 The car was driven slowly down the
I enjoy helping my
road in the procession. (president)
community.
4 My brother always goes to demonstrations. He
1 MASHNU are
is a political . (active)
destroying the planet.
2 London isn’t a very 5 Circle the correct words.
EFUEPACL city to live in. I wouldn’t like to be politician / president
3 I am a political ASCTIIVT . I protest of my country because there are too many
against issues which I think are unfair. problems.
1 She is very peaceful / active in politics
4 To be a good EDLEAR , you have to
because she goes to a lot of demonstrations.
listen and help people. 2 In my opinion, world humanity / peace will be
3 Circle the correct answers. possible in the year 2030.
3 My favourite world pacifist / leader is Obama
One day, I’d like to be the of my in the USA.
country. 4 Lots of actors are politicians / activists and
a) president b) presidency c) presidential they do a lot for others.
5 I don’t believe in violence or war. I’m a
1 I want to study at university.
pacifist / leader.
a) politician b) politics c) political
2 The is the most intelligent animal in
the world.
a) human b) humanity c) humanitarianism
3 I would like world .
a) pacifist b) peace c) peaceful
4 She is very in different charity
organizations. She volunteers every weekend.
a) activist b) activism c) active
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used to
affirmative negative question 3 Match questions 1–5 with answers a–e about
when Katie and Andrew were four.
I / You used to I / You didn’t Did I / you use
go use to go to go?
He / She / It He / She / It Did he / she / it
used to go didn’t use to go use to go?
We / You / They We / You / They Did we / you /
used to go didn’t use to go they use to go?
1 Circle the correct options. 1 Did you use to play with friends? d
When I was a baby, I didn’t use to / didn’t 2 Did you use to watch lots of TV?
used to eat biscuits. 3 Did you use to drink milk?
1 My friends use to / used to run in the park. 4 Did you use to go to bed early?
2 Did you used to / Did you use to pretend to be 5 Did you use to study a lot?
a princess? a) No, we didn’t. We hated it!
3 She used to / used sing in the shower. b) No, we didn’t have any homework.
4 Did she use / Did she used to live in Spain? c) Yes, we loved cartoons.
5 He didn’t use / didn’t used to go out when he d) Yes, we did. We played football every day.
was young. e) Yes, at 8.30 every night.
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Reading Writing
A biography
1 Read the biography and answer the questions.
3 Read the information from an interview with
1 When was Beyoncé born? Angelina Jolie and complete the information.
2 What was the name of her first group? Interviewer: Where did you
study?
Angelina: I studied at the Lee
Strasberg Theatre Institute.
Beyoncé Interviewer: How many children
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles is have you got?
a singer-songwriter, record Angelina: I have six kids.
producer and actress, who Interviewer: When did you start to help people
started her career at the age of in crisis?
nine. She supports a long list Angelina: When I was filming Tomb Raider in
of charities around the world. Cambodia.
Beyoncé was born in Houston, Texas in 1981, Interviewer: When did you start to do charity work?
and she has always loved singing. Before Angelina: In 2001.
becoming a solo artist, she started her
career in 1990 as an original member of the Interviewer: What is the name of the foundation
group Destiny’s Child. After many successful you started?
achievements with the group she started her Angelina: It’s called the Jolie-Pitt Foundation.
solo career in 2004, when she was 23 years old. Interviewer: What does the organization Doctors
Beyoncé supports a long list of charities, Without Borders do?
including Oxfam and Stand Up To Cancer, Angelina: It helps victims in more than
but she is probably best known for setting 60 countries.
up the Survivor Foundation in 2005, which
helps survivors of Hurricane Katrina and other
disasters. Since then she has raised money and
provided support for many different charities Angelina Jolie is an Oscar-winning
around the world, especially those which help actress and model. At the beginning of
women and children. her career, Angelina Jolie trained at
(1) the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute
to be an actress. She is now the mother
of (2) .
2 Read the biography in exercise 1 again and circle Jolie first started to help people in crisis
the correct answers. when (3) .
She started work to protect refugees after
Beyoncé started singing at the age of seeing their terrible living conditions.
a) eight b) nine c) seven. Jolie has done charity work since
1 Beyoncé was born in (4) and
she has visited countries around the world.
a) Houston b) England c) Washington. She has met refugees and people in need
2 Beyoncé started her career as a member of from more than 20 different countries.
a) Oxfam b) Destiny’s Child c) Houston. She started (5) ,
which is a charity which wants to help
3 The Survivor Foundation helps
people in extreme poverty and protect
a) singers b) cancer victims natural resources and wildlife. Since then,
c) natural disaster victims. this charity has donated $1 million to
Doctors Without Borders. The organization
4 Beyoncé particularly tries to support (6) and
a) women and children b) world peace has helped victims of the Haiti earthquake.
c) families.
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Grammar
who, which and where Vocabulary
• we use who, which and where to give
Global issues
information about people, things or places animal welfare
• we use who to talk about people conservation
• we use which to talk about things and where discrimination
for places disease
equality
Indefinite pronouns famine
• we use indefinite pronouns to refer to people, homelessness
things and places without specifying who, what human rights
or where they are illiteracy
• we usually use the indefinite pronouns with poverty
prefixes some, every or no with affirmative verbs refugees
• we use the prefix any to form negative war
statements and questions
I haven’t seen anyone from my class yet. Citizenship: Word families
Person
used to activist
• we use used to to talk about past habits or humanitarian
states that aren’t true now leader
I used to go to dance classes when I was pacifist
younger. politician
• in negative sentences we use subject + didn’t president
use to + infinitive
I didn’t use to have a tablet computer. Noun
• in questions we use auxiliary + subject + use to activism
+ infinitive humanity
Did you use to write a diary? leadership
peace
politics
presidency
Adjective
active
humanitarian
leading
peaceful
political
presidential
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Revision
Comparatives and superlatives Word families
1 Circle the correct answers. 3 Circle the correct form of the words.
Phrasal verbs
2 Circle the correct phrasal verbs.
1 Turn off / Give up the radio, I’m trying to study!
5 Complete the sentences with some of the
2 I can’t talk to you right now, can you set up / negative adjectives from exercise 4.
call back later please?
3 The police are giving up / looking for the thief 1 That shop assistant is very un . She
at the moment. didn’t know the answer to any of my questions.
4 Do you want to meet next week for a coffee 2 She is in with children. She has never
and we can catch up / set up on all our news?
worked with them before.
5 The detective needed to find out / turn off
who stole the diamonds from the jeweller’s. 3 My father is im . He always tells me
6 My sister always tells me to turn down / look to hurry up or we’ll be late because he doesn’t
for the volume of my music because we share want to wait for me.
a bedroom. 4 Susie told me she would help me with my
homework but she’s so un , I don’t
know if she’ll come or not.
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Adjective suffixes Uses of get
6 Circle the correct words. 9 Circle the correct use of get.
1 They were really frightened / frightening 1 We got to school late because of traffic.
when they heard the explosion. a) bring b) arrive
2 Being a police officer is a tired / tiring job 2 Can I get you some cake?
because sometimes you have to work at night. a) buy b) become
3 Videogames can be quite excited / exciting. 3 Get your sweater, it’s cold.
4 I was so embarrassed / embarrassing when I a) obtain b) bring
didn’t know the answer. 4 He got terrible marks this year and will have to
repeat them.
Synonyms and antonyms a) obtain b) bring
5 It’s getting hot in the afternoons now.
7 Put the words in the correct column in the table. a) become b) arrive
difficult fantastic large like tiny 6 I got new videogame for Christmas from my
brother.
word synonym antonym a) receive b) become
tall (1) short
terrible awful (2) Collocations
easy simple (3) 10 Circle the correct answers.
love (4) hate
1 If you witness a crime, you have to in
very big huge (5)
court.
8 Complete the sentences with some of the a) give evidence b) question a suspect
synonyms or antonyms in the table in exercise 7. 2 The detective finally and the police
1 This house is ! It has seven bedrooms arrested the murderer.
and five bathrooms. a) broke the law b) solved the case
2 We had a time at the beach. 3 at a crime scene is very
We swam, sunbathed and really enjoyed complictated. The police wear gloves and carry
ourselves. special plastic bags.
3 What news! It’s very sad to hear a) Giving evidence b) Collecting evidence
about people suffering famine and drought. 4 Scientists have to in a laboratory to
4 I playing football every day. It’s my help the police.
favourite sport. a) question a suspect b) analyse DNA samples
5 The homework was really . I did it all
in five minutes without a problem.
6 My sister is . She’s the smallest in
her class.
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Revision
Verb tenses Present perfect and past simple
1 Match sentence beginnings and endings. 3 Circle the correct words.
1 She’s studied French 1 Cervantes wrote / has written some very
2 If I study every night, famous books.
3 We always 2 I ’ve lived / lived in London for three years
4 We don’t have to and I still live there now.
5 Radium was discovered 3 We ’ve never been / never went to Scotland.
6 They spent 4 When I was young, we travelled / ’ve travelled
7 They were watching TV around the world.
8 My granddad used 5 Has she ever seen / Did she ever see her
9 If we had the internet at home, grandmother last year?
10 She’s having a shower
while she was studying last night! 4 The telephone by Alexander Graham
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6 Circle the correct verbs. 9 Match the explanations a–c with the future
tenses 1–3.
At school:
1 We have to / don’t have to listen to the teacher. 1 Will + infinitive
2 We mustn’t / must write in our notebooks. 2 Going to + infinitive
3 We don’t have to / mustn’t speak in French. 3 Present continuous
4 We have to / mustn’t do our homework every a) for future intentions.
night. b) for future arrangements.
5 We shouldn’t / should keep our desks tidy. c) for future facts, predictions, opinions,
6 Our teacher doesn’t have to / has to correct promises and spontaneous decisions.
our homework.
10 Circle the correct verbs.
who, which and where 1 What time will the party start / is the party
starting on Saturday?
7 Circle the correct words.
2 We ’re going to buy / ’ll buy some food at the
1 That’s the place who / which / where I spent supermarket later today.
my holidays last year. 3 I ’m not going / ’m not going to go to
2 He’s the teacher who / which / where gives school tomorrow because I have a doctor’s
students bad marks. appointment.
3 Is this the church who / which / where your 4 What are you doing / will you do next year?
parents got married? 5 We won’t stay / aren’t going to stay out after
4 Sevilla Cathedral is the place who / which / 10 o’clock, I promise!
where I would most like to visit. 6 She ’s meeting / ’ll meet Mark at 7pm this
5 I like the actress who / which / where plays evening.
Katniss Everdeen in The Hunger Games. 7 I think we ’ll travel / ’re travelling to Paris on
the train at 4pm next Tuesday.
used to
8 Circle the correct answers.
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1 Read the composition and decide if it is written by: 3 Read the notes about Elia and her favourite
sport, football. Then complete the composition.
1 a professional tennis player
2 a tennis teacher
g foo tba ll
3 a student who likes tennis. I wa s six wh en I sta rte d pla yin
the sch oo l tea m
Mr Ro bbi ns ask ed me to join
ior lea gue
We sta rte d pla yin g in the jun
Learning to play tennis ll (no t jus t bo ys)
I ho pe mo re gir ls pla y foo tba
eke nd
I started learning to play tennis at the age I pla y in my villag e eve ry we
of ten. My first tennis teacher was Miss sh sch oo l
Rawlinson, and she used to make up fun If I ha ve tim e, I’ll pla y till I fini
in the nat ion al tea m!!
exercises for us to do. At the end of the Mi ss Fa rre ll say s I co uld be
on e da y
year, some of us were chosen to play for I’d like to be a spo rts co ac h
our school tennis team. Two years ago,
I played for my school and we won the
championship!
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Grammar revision
Past tenses Vocabulary
• we use the past simple to talk about events in
Synonyms and antonyms
the past good – bad
• we use the past continuous to describe actions dry – wet
that were in progress in the past tall – short
• we use the present perfect to talk about hot – cold
experiences or actions in the past when we don’t fantastic – awful
mention (or we don’t know) the exact time
easy – difficult
tiny – huge
Future tenses common – unusual
• we use will / won’t + the infinitive without to old – new
to talk about future facts, predictions for the cheap – expensive
future, opinions, promises and spontaneous
decisions Connectors of contrast
• we use the present continuous to talk about
fixed plans and arrangements in the near future on the one hand
• we use be going to to talk about future on the other hand
intentions however
but
Conditional tenses although
• we use the first conditional to talk about
Connectors of addition
possible situations and their probable results
• we use the second conditional to talk about furthermore
hypothetical situations and their consequences moreover
in addition
Passive tenses as well as
• we use the passive when we don’t know who and
does the action or the action is more important also
than the person who does it
• the present simple passive is formed with the
present of be + the past participle of the verb
• the past simple passive is formed with the past
of be + the past participle of the verb
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Starter unit 3 1 f 2 1 played
Vocabulary 2 a 2 did not/didn’t work
3 e 3 saw
1 1 bow 4 c
3 2 e
2 smile 5 d
3 c
3 shake hands 6 b
4 b
4 chat
5 phone
4 Students’ own answers. 5 d
6 1 b 4 a 9 1 b
2 c 2 a
Writing 3 b
3 b
3 1 the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute 4 a
2 six children 5 a
3 she was filming Tomb Raider in 6 a
Cambodia 10 1 a
4 2001 2 b
5 the Jolie-Pitt Foundation 3 b
6 helps victims in more than 60 4 b
countries