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Grammar
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjective in brackets.
1 Before our English exams, our teacher is more nervous (nervous) than we are!
2 The weather in Greece is _______________ (hot) than the weather in England.
3 The shops in the centre of town are _______________ (expensive) than the shops
near my house.
4 My sister is _______________ (good) at ballet than I am.
5 The students at my new school are _______________ (friendly) than the students at
my old school.
6 Maria is _______________ (tall) than all her friends.
3 Complete the sentences with the present simple or present continuous form of the verb
in brackets.
1 My train leaves (leave) at seven o’clock tomorrow.
2 Tonight I _______________ (meet) my friend and we _______________ (go) to the
cinema.
3 Are you coming to my house? I _______________ (make) pizza.
4 Our English test _______________ (start) at nine o’clock.
5 The film _______________ (finish) at half past eight.
Vocabulary
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2 I got my timetable/curriculum yesterday. We have football on Friday afternoon.
3 Sally’s not going out tonight. She has an English test/grade tomorrow.
4 Alex wants to play the guitar so I’m teaching/learning him.
5 The exams at this school aren’t easy – a lot of students pass/fail.
6 My English teacher is good, so we study/learn quickly.
curriculum fail hard late learn long pass practise regularly study tests
I play the piano and I go to a special music school. Our 1) curriculum is a little different
from normal schools. We 2) ____________ a lot of the same subjects in the morning –
maths, English and art for example. In the afternoon, I 3) ____________ the piano. We
work really 4) ____________ because we know we are really lucky to be at this school.
There are 5) ____________ every month – and one really big one at the end of the year.
No one wants to 6) ____________ – if you do, you have to repeat the year. Before this
test everyone stays up 7) ____________ and spends 8) ____________ hours studying.
In my opinion you have to 9) ____________ little and often. It’s better to study 10)
____________ than to leave everything until the night before the test! If you don’t look
over your notes and practise every day, you won’t 11) ____________ the exam.
1 The teacher explained carefully because the exercise was quite difficult.
2 I was really ________ when I got such a good grade for my French test.
3 Tom’s really good at languages – he learns so ________ .
4 I’m sorry I’m ________ – the bus was really slow today.
5 Xavier cooks really ________ . He makes amazing pizza.
6 The test we had yesterday wasn’t ________ . I think I failed it.
Listening
7 Listen to two students talking about maths. Are the sentences (1–6) true (T) or false
(F)?
1 When Nina meets John, he is looking really happy. F
2 John didn’t revise very much for the maths test. ____
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3 Nina didn’t get a very good grade for the maths test either. ____
4 Nina tells John about a maths club which is going to be before school. ____
5 John is excited about going to the maths club. ____
6 John agrees to try the maths club for a few weeks. ____
Speaking
1 Would you rather have more English or less English on your timetable?
2 Do you prefer to __________ to your friends on Facebook or on the phone?
3 Do you prefer to __________ at home on Saturdays or go into town?
4 Would you rather live in a __________ city or a small town?
5 Do you prefer to watch __________ at home or at the cinema?
6 Do you prefer to do your __________ in your bedroom or in the kitchen?
10 These are the responses to the questions in Exercise 9. Match parts (1–6) with parts
(a–f).
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e I think it’s a really useful subject to learn.
f it’s cheaper and I can pause the DVD player when I want to.
12 Read the text again and choose the correct answer (A, B or C).
1 When was the Sutton Hill High School teacher versus student day?
A last week
B last month
C last year
2 What happened in the morning?
A The students taught the teachers.
B The teachers taught the students.
C There was no school.
3 What did Mrs Nichol know about rap music before the teacher versus student week?
A quite a lot
B a little
C nothing
4 How often did Mrs Nichol have a test?
A every day
B every second day
C once
5 How did she feel before her first test?
A excited
B confident
C nervous
6 How many tests did she pass?
A all of them
B half of them
C none of them
7 What did Mrs Nichol’s children think about their mum’s new skill?
A They were impressed.
B They were nervous.
C They were excited.
8 Why did Mr Campbell find his lessons hard?
A He isn’t very bendy.
B He is very shy.
C He doesn’t like music.
9 What did his students do to help him?
A They gave him extra lessons.
B They gave him lots of breaks.
C They bought him new trainers.
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Writing
15 Read Marta’s email again. Write down: two plans, two suggestions and two
explanations.
Plans
1 We’re going to the beach.
2 ____________________________________________________________
Suggestions
3 ____________________________________________________________
4 ____________________________________________________________
Explanations
5 ____________________________________________________________
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6 ____________________________________________________________
16 Write an email to a friend who is coming to stay with you. Use Marta’s email to help
you and include plans, suggestions and explanations.