Grammar Starter unit

1 Complete the table with modals and semi- 4 Complete the dialogue with the correct past
modals. simple or present perfect form of the verbs in
Obligation, prohibition and advice brackets.
present obligation (1) _______, need to, A Hello, Dylan! I (1) ____________ (not see)
must you for ages! Where (2) ___________ (you /
past obligation (2) _______ be)?
no obligation in the present (3) _______ B Hi, Jack! You (3) ____________ (not see) me
no obligation in the past didn’t have to because I (4) ____________ (be) away for
prohibition (4) _______ three months! I (5) ____________ (think) I
advice (5) _______ and ought to emailed everyone about it.
Ability and permission A Well, I (6) ____________ (not know). Where
in the past (6) _______ (7) ____________ (you / go) on your travels?
in the present (7) _______ B London. I (8) ____________ (be) away doing
in the future (8) _______ some work experience in a hotel.
A Oh, I (9) ____________ (not visit) England
2 Six of the modals and semi-modals in the text before. (10) ____________ (you / like) it?
are wrong. Underline them and correct them.
Sometimes there is more than one possible B Oh, yes. I (11) ____________ (have) a great
answer. time and I really (12) _________ (learn) a lot.
A (13) ____________ (you / visit) Buckingham
Palace while you were in England?
Hi everyone! Thanks for reading my blog again. B Yes – it was one of the most interesting
Well, today was my first day at my new school. It places I (14) ____________ (ever visit)! So,
was OK, but there are a lot of rules! First, we can to (15) ___________ (you / find) a job yet? The last
ask the teacher before we are allowed to leave the time I saw you, you were looking for one.
classroom during a lesson. Also, we are able to eat A Yes, I (16) ____________ (find) a job at
or drink in the classroom. It’s strictly prohibited! Two Jenny’s Café in the city centre. I work there
good things: at my old school we must wear school every Saturday. You ought to come … I’ll buy
uniform  – we needed to wear our own clothes you a coffee.
like I should at my new school . Also at my new
school, students ought to choose what sports they 5 Look at the underlined words. Write the
do in PE class next term – that will be cool! Are questions to the answers.
there a lot of rules at your school? 1 A _______________________________
B Ethan is doing his homework now.
1 __________ 4 __________ 2 A _______________________________
2 __________ 5 __________ B They’re making a nice meal because their
3 __________ 6 __________ friends are coming for dinner.
3 A _______________________________
3 Complete the sentences with the correct past B Lauren is talking on the phone at the
simple or present perfect form of the verbs. moment.
live not beat not send they / get watch 4 A _______________________________
you / eat B I go fishing every weekend.
1 My team ____________ your team for months – 5 A _______________________________
you always win! B My grandparents live in Scotland.
2 ____________ at the new restaurant in the city 6 A _______________________________
centre? B I’m reading a book at the moment.
3 We ____________ an interesting show on TV 7 A _______________________________
yesterday. B Jon leaves for school at 8 a.m. every day.
4 Anna ____________ in a house in Toronto, 8 A _______________________________
Canada since 2013. B Nathan usually goes to the library on
5 _________ together with their friends last night? Mondays.
6 I ____________ my aunt an email last week.

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Vocabulary Starter unit
1 Complete the dialogues with the correct form of 4 Complete the text with the correct form of the
the words. There are two extra words. words. There are three words you do not need.
browse charge plug press accuracy balance beat improve out
scroll stream switch update speed strength up win
1 A I don’t know how to ________ on this laptop.
A month ago, I made the decision to take
B Let me see. I think I do.
(1) __________ a new sport. First, I tried
2 A Okay, so what do I need to do first?
(2) __________ football, but I wasn’t really crazy
B First, you need to ________ these two red
about it. Then my cousin asked me to play in his
buttons.
field hockey team one Saturday. It was amazing! In
3 A This new app is very cool!
field hockey, you have to be able to run really fast –
B I know! It automatically ________ when there
(3) __________ is very important. You also have to
are new versions available.
have lots of (4) __________ in your arms and legs
4 A How much time do you spend ________ the
so you can hit the ball really hard and move around
internet every night?
the field quickly. Since my cousin asked me to play
B Two or three hours.
that Saturday, I’ve practised every weekend and
5 A There’s something wrong with my phone. It
I’ve really (5) _____________. Tonight, we have a
isn’t working!
big match. I think we will be able to (6) __________
B You ought to ________ the battery.
the other team!
6 A What did you and Logan do last night?
B We ______ music videos and danced!
5 Complete the text with the correct form of
money verbs.
2 Are these opposites correct or wrong? Tick ()
the correct ones and correct the wrong ones.
1 automatic inautomatic __ _________
Hi Ashley,
2 convenient inconvenient __ ________
What’s new? Have you ever (1) __________ money
3 efficient unefficient __ _________ from somebody when you couldn’t (2) __________
4 heavy light __ _________ to buy something that you really wanted? Well,
5 high quality unhigh quality __ _______ yesterday I asked my dad to (3) __________ me
6 practical inpractical __ _________ £40 until next week because I wanted to buy a
7 reliable underreliable __ _______ dress for Zach’s party. At first he said I
8 useful inuseful __ _________ (4) __________ too much money on clothes, but in
the end, he gave me the money. The dress was a
3 Label pictures A–D with the names of the sports. little expensive, but I really think it (5) ____ _______
A B it, because it’s so lovely! My dad kept asking me
when I was going to pay him back though. :-/ The
next time I want to buy something, I’ll just
(6) __________ up and then get it – it’ll be easier!
What are you going to wear for the party?
Emily xxx
C D
6 Complete the words in the sentences. Tick ()
the ones that ask for help with a specific
problem and underline the time expressions.
1 ‘C____ you s______ that word for me?’ ‘Yes, T-
E-X-T.’ __
2 I can help you __n an hour. __
A __________ C __________ 3 ‘Hi, Abi. A____ you b______?’ ‘Not at all.’ __
B __________ D __________ 4 W______ you m______ t__________ that into
Spanish? __
5 I work f______ 9 ____ 5. __
6 H______ you got a m________ to help me? __

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