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Vocabulary, Grammar and Use of English
Group A
Vocabulary
Exercise 1
1 c: If you get on well with someone, you have a good
relationship with them.
2 g: Many schools in the UK have a canteen where
students can eat a cooked lunch or sandwiches.
3 a: It’s important to do some revision before a test – to go
over what you’re already studied so that you can
remember it.
4 h: If you get a high salary, it means you are paid a lot of
money.
5 f: IT – Information Technology – is a good area to work in
if you like computers.
Exercise 2 (0–5 marks)
1 give up: To give up something means to stop doing it, for
example, smoking.
2 get into: You can get into art college if you get good
grades and you’re chosen to go.
3 take off: To take off your shoes means to remove them.
4 throw away: You throw away – put in the rubbish –
something that isn’t any good.
5 carry on : To carry on doing something means to
continue doing it.
Exercise 3 (0–5 marks)
1 flexible hours: Working flexible hours means that you can
start and finish work at times that suit you, as long as
you complete the right number of hours every day.
2 field trip: You can go on a field trip in your Geography
class, for example. You go to the kind of feature that
you’re studying – a river or a mountain, for example –
and see it for yourself.
3 retire: Many people retire – stop work permanently –
when they reach their 60s.
4 invention: An invention is something that an inventor
creates, such as a jet engine or a refrigerator, for
example.
5 wood-burner: A wood burner is a stove. You can make a
fire inside it to keep warm, and burn wood on it.
Grammar
Exercise 4
1 were: We use the phrase if I were you to give advice to
someone.
2 didn’t have to: It wasn’t necessary for Sam to run
because he was early.
3 have you lived: With how long we use the present perfect
if we’re asking about something that’s still true now.
4 is flying : We use the present continuous with a future
meaning because the sentence is about an
arrangement.
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5 had: This is a second conditional sentence. In the if
clause, the verb needs to be in the past. Second
conditional sentences are about something imagined,
not real. So If I had enough money means I haven’t got
enough money.
Exercise 5
1 where: We use where to refer to a place.
2 since: I was twelve is a definite point in time, so we need
to use since.
3 Have you seen: We generally use yet in present perfect
questions and negative sentences.
4 mustn’t: The sign says photography is not allowed, so the
correct answer is mustn’t.
5 would: This is a second conditional question, so we need
to use would.
Exercise 6
1 arriving: After the verb love, we use the -ing form of the
verb.
2 ran: The sentence is in the past simple, so we need to
use a verb in the same tense.
3 as: as soon as means immediately
4 was: The story is in the past tense, so we need to choose
a singular verb in the same tense.
5 did: The question is about when you were young, so the
verb needs to be in the past.
Use of English
Exercise 7
1 B leave: You leave school at the end of your school
education.
2 D pleased: If you feel pleased, you’re happy about
something.
3 C more: We use more … than when we compare two
things.
4 B already: In present perfect sentences, we put already
between have and the past participle.
5 C gap: A year off between school and university is called
a gap year.
6 A choose: You can have time to choose – select – a job
or course that’s right for you during a gap year.
7 D suitable: If something is suitable for you, it’s just right
for you.
8 C no: have no ideas = haven’t any ideas
Exercise 8
1 who said: We’re talking about a person, so we need to
use who
2 semi-detached: Semi-detached houses are built in pairs.
They share one wall in the middle.
3 paid: If you’re badly paid, you don’t earn much money for
your work.
4 place: You get a place at university if you’re good enough
to be accepted.
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5 too: We use too before an adjective – too wet – and
enough after an adjective – the weather isn’t good
enough.
6 the biggest: We need the superlative form of big – the
biggest. We have to double the middle letter.
Exercise 9
1 biologist: A biologist is someone who works in the field of
biology.
2 ability: If you’re able to do something, you have the ability
to do it.
3 employer: An employer is a boss – someone who
employs people. If you work for them, you are an
employee.
4 programmer: A computer programmer designs programs
to run on a computer.
5 volunteer: A volunteer is someone who works for no pay,
for example to help a charity. This is called voluntary
work.
6 energetic: If you’re energetic, it means you don’t usually
feel tired, and are always full of energy.
Group B
Vocabulary
Exercise 1
1 b: A pay rise is when your pay increases. It might be
because your boss is pleased with your work and wants
to give you more money.
2 h: Many school children have to wear a uniform every
day – usually clothes in the same colour and style, such
as black trousers and a coloured sweatshirt.
3 e: For some universities, you have to take an entrance
exam to be accepted.
4 a: Communication skills include speaking and writing –
how well you communicate with other people.
5 f: If you don’t study in your home town, you need to find
somewhere to stay while you’re studying – some
accommodation.
Exercise 2 (0–5 marks)
1 make a mess: If you make a mess you make everything
untidy.
2 sum up: To sum up means to summarise something – for
example to tell a long story in a few sentences.
3 drop Physics: If you drop a subject, it means you aren’t
going to study it any more. It could be because it’s too
difficult, or you don’t like it.
4 put on: You need to put on boots if the weather is cold.
5 go dead: The phone goes dead if you can suddenly no
longer hear anything in the middle of a phone
conversation.
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Exercise 3 (0–5 marks)
1 manual job: A manual job is one that you do with your
hands, such as a carpenter or a plumber.
2 compulsory: A compulsory subject is one that you have
to study. You don’t have any choice.
3 plumber: A plumber is someone who can help with things
like broken taps, sinks or the washing machine in your
home.
4 discoveries: A discovery is something that a scientist
discovers, for example – like antibiotics or radiation.
5 windowsill: A windowsill is the shelf below your window
inside your house where you can put things like plants.
Grammar
Exercise 4
1 wouldn’t run: We use I wouldn’t … if I were you to give
someone advice.
2 won: This is a second conditional sentence, and the verb
in the if clause must be in the past.
3 have you eaten: We use the present perfect with how
many to ask about a time up to now – how many ice
creams have you eaten this morning, up to now?
4 is meeting: We use the present continuous – is meeting -
with a future meaning because the sentence is about an
arrangement.
5 didn’t have to: It wasn’t necessary for Tim to buy a new
phone, because his old one was fixed. He didn’t have to
buy a new one.
Exercise 5
1 who: We use who because we’re talking about a person.
2 ago: We use ago when we want to say how long it is
since something happened. We use it with the past
simple.
3 hasn’t done: We use yet for negative present perfect
sentences, and questions.
4 will be: This is a first conditional sentence, so the verb in
this clause needs to be will be.
5 don’t need to: It isn’t necessary for you to do anything –
you don’t need to do anything.
Exercise 6
1 getting: After enjoy, we use the -ing form of the verb –
getting on the train.
2 where: Dad’s asking about a place, so the answer is
where.
3 argued: If you argue about something, it means you don’t
agree with another person, and here we need a past
tense.
4 had: You have a good time. Here it needs to be in the
past – had a good time.
5 best: We need the superlative of good here – the best
trip you’ve ever been on.
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Use of English 5 politician: A politician is someone who works in politics as

Exercise 7 their job, such as a member of a government.
1 A look for: You look for something that you want to find, 6 construction: A construction company is one that builds
for example, a job. houses or office buildings, for example. The company
2 C enjoyable: If something is enjoyable, it means you constructs them.
enjoy doing it.
3 A never: If we read on after the gap, it’s clear that the
meaning is negative – I’ve never wanted a job in a bank.
4 B If: This is a second conditional sentence, so we need
to use If.
5 D at: If you’re skilled at something, you can say you’re
good at it.
6 B instructor: A skiing instructor is someone who teaches
people how to ski.
7 C seen: The tense is the present perfect, so we need the
past participle seen after I’ve.
8 B interview: If a company wants to interview you, they
want to ask you some questions to see if you’re right for
the job. We can use interview as a verb, or as a noun –
attend an interview.

Exercise 8
1 solar: People put solar panels on the roofs of their
houses so that they can use the energy from the sun to
produce electricity and heat their houses.
2 that / which: The sentence is about a place, so we use
which or that.
3 heart: If you learn a poem by heart, you memorise it –
remember it - so that you can say it all without looking at
it.
4 old enough: We put enough after adjectives – old enough
– but we put too before adjectives – too young.
5 the most: For superlative forms of long adjectives – more
than two syllables – we use the most, instead of adding
-est. So we say the biggest, but the most expensive.
6 his feet: If you’re on your feet all day in your job, it means
you rarely sit down – for example, if you work as a shop
assistant, waitress or teacher, you may spend more time
standing up than sitting down.

Exercise 9
1 impression: If you get a good impression of somewhere
when you first visit, it means you think it’s a good place.
You’re impressed by it.
2 unhealthy: The sentence is negative – It’s important not
to – so the answer is unhealthy food, such as food with
a lot of animal fat or sugar in it.
3 imagination: If you have a good imagination, you may be
good at creating exciting stories, for example. You can
imagine them very easily.
4 laziness: If someone is lazy, they try to avoid doing any
work or studying because it’s too much effort. So people
will complain about their laziness!

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