Unit 4 Vocabulary

Weather Clothes
1 Look at the chart and complete the weather 4 Write the words for the clothes 1–10.
forecast.

London 11 1
8
Madrid 2 5
14
6
Paris
9
3
Amsterdam

13
Edinburgh
12
10
Lisbon 4 7

Brad Kiera Rochelle

Today in London it’s very foggy so be careful if
you’re driving. It’s also (1) ________. Take your 1 shirt 6 ra_______________
umbrella with you! Up in Scotland, Edinburgh is 2 j_________________ 7 b________________
(2) __________ and (3) __________. There’s no 3 tr________________ 8 sc_______________
sun today! In Madrid it’s very nice. It’s 4 s________________ 9 s________________
(4) __________ all day, so put on some suncream 5 d________________ 10 tr________________
when you go out. And it’s (5) __________ too,
around 30 degrees. Paris is not very good today, 5 Label items 11–14 with the words in the box.
I’m afraid. It’s (6) __________ and (7) __________,
leggings tie tights tracksuit top
so put on your raincoat! What about Amsterdam?
It’s cold, but it isn’t rainy. It’s (8) __________ there
11 tie 13 ________________
all day. And finally, in Lisbon it’s not very hot, but it
12 _________________ 14 ________________
is (9) __________, about 20 degrees. But it’s
(10) __________, so be careful!!
6 Complete the sentences with words from
exercises 4 and 5.
2 Match the words 1–4 to the definitions a–d.
Brad has got an important meeting today. He is
1 boiling a cold wearing a shirt and tie with a smart (1) __________
2 freezing b very hot and trousers.
3 humid c very cold Kiera is going to a party. She’s wearing a black
4 chilly d hot and wet (2) __________ with stripy grey
(3) __________ on her legs. It’s rainy, so she’s
3 Complete with words from exercise 2. wearing (4) __________ on her feet, and a
In the rainforest the weather is often humid. (5) __________.
1 It’s always ______________ in Siberia in winter. Rochelle is on holiday in Spain. On her legs she’s
The weather is snowy, icy and very cold. wearing a (6) _________ and (7) __________, and
2 The temperature is 35 degrees – it’s ________ ! she’s wearing (8) __________ on her feet.
3 It is sometimes _____________ in the UK in the
autumn. Bring a hat and coat!

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Unit 4 Grammar
Present continuous
1 Complete the sentences in the present
continuous.
Toby is watching TV.
1 Alice _________________ an email to a friend.
2 I ___________________ on a chair at my desk.
3 Molly ___________________ a good magazine.
4 Jake ____________________________ a scarf.
5 We _____________________________ skiing.
6 They ___________________________ puzzles.
2 Write sentences in the present continuous
negative. Use the words in the box.
football lunch to music his homework
a book on the internet TV
you / listen
You aren’t listening to music
1 we / have
______________________________________
2 he / do
______________________________________
3 I / read
______________________________________
4 they / watch
______________________________________
5 I / play
______________________________________
6 she / chat
______________________________________
3 Look at the answers and write the questions in
the present continuous.
Are you talking on the phone?
Yes, I am talking on the phone.
1 ______________________________________
Yes, they are having breakfast.
2 ______________________________________
No, it isn’t raining.
3 ______________________________________
Yes, he is listening to the radio.
4 ______________________________________
Yes, we are playing tennis.
5 ______________________________________
No, I’m not doing homework.
6 ______________________________________
Yes, she’s reading a magazine.
4 Write short affirmative or negative answers to
the questions in exercise 3.
9 Yes, I am.
1 8 ____________________________________
2 9 ____________________________________
3 9 ____________________________________
4 8 ____________________________________
5 8 ____________________________________
6 9 ____________________________________
Present simple and present continuous
5 Complete the text with the words in brackets in
the present simple or the present continuous.
Poppy is looking (look) for some new clothes. At the
moment she (1) ______________ (walk) around the
city centre alone. She usually (2) ______________
(go) to the shops with her friend, Millie, but today
Millie (3) _____________ (study) for her exams.
Poppy usually (4) ______________ (wear)
fashionable clothes. Right now it
(5) _________________ (snow) so she
(6) _________________ (wear) a coat, a scarf and
a hat. She isn’t cold – she (7) _________________
(be) warm!
Prepositions of place
6 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences
with the correct prepositions.
1 2 3
4 5
1 The ruler is on the book.
2 The ruler is ____________________ the book.
3 The ruler is ___________ __________ the book.
4 The ruler is ____________________ the book.
5 The ruler is ____________________ the book.