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o Complete the sentences with the present simple form of the verbs.. e Complete the questions with the present simple form of these verbs.. Complete the profile with the present simple

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Grammar and Vocabulary

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Talking about the present

Present simple

• something that is always true or usually true

Sarah lives with her mother in London

Fish swim in the sea

• a habit or routine

She plays tennis every Monday

We watch TV in the evenings

• fixed timetables

The London train leaves at 2 p.m

School starts at eight a 'clock

• don't/doesn'tto make a negative

I don't have blue eyes

He doesn't go to my school

Present simple questions and short

answers

• do/does to make questions in the present

simple

Do you go to dance lessons?

Does she study here?

• do/don't or does/doesn'tfor short answers

Yes, I do/No, I don't

Yes, she does/No, she doesn't

o Complete the sentences with the present simple

form of the verbs

1 She P.e.rf.q[f!I.$ (perform) in front of a live

audience every evening

2 My brother (not watch) juggling acts

3 The judges (listen) to the contestants

sing and (make) a decision

4 I (not dance) to classical music

5 She (dream) of being on stage one day

6 My friend and I (play) computer

games at her house

7 Rachel (not work) in a hospital She

(work) in an office

e Complete the questions with the present simple form of these verbs

buy leave like play perform spend ~

1 .PP Yf!.l! .'vY.?Jc.h (you) talent shows?

2 (Pavlos) fishing with his dad?

3 (your teacher) in school talent shows?

4 (you) chess at a club?

5 (Tom) a lot of time on his computer?

6 (I) my concert ticket on the Internet?

7 (school bus) at 8.15 a.m or 8.45 a.m.?

e Look at the notes and answer the questions about Tom and Mary

skcUeh oOJ'"d i.n9 X

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wrilirtg stories ./

X painting pictures ./

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X kOJ'"o.i;e,

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1 Does Mary like skateboarding? Y.~~< ~hfU!.Qfj.~:

2 Does Tom like skateboarding?

3 Do Tom and Mary like magic tricks?

4 Does Tom like writing stories?

5 Does Mary like writing stories?

6 Do Tom and Mary like painting pictures? 7 Does Mary like karate? ~

8 Do Tom and Mary like Science?

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Complete the profile with the present simple form of the verbs

1 R h ia n " a • B ro w "

11) c!.E! n gr (dance) a lot in my free time I

2) (go) to dance lessons every week - my

mother 3) (teach) the class My two

sisters also 4) (have) dance lessons, but

my older brother 5) (not like) dancing His

hobby 6) (be) skateboarding He's really

good and he always 7) (win) competitions

18) (not have) a favourite style of dance

My friends at school 9) (not like) dancing

either, they 10) (play) computer games in

their free time

ime expressions

Adverbs of frequency

adverbs of frequency with the present simple to

say how often something happens

• before main verbs

Sarah often dances in the school playground

• after be

They are sometimes late for lessons

• after auxiliary verbs

We ' ve never seen t h i s TV programme

• after modal verbs

You should always listen carefully

Time phrases

time phrases with the present simple say how

often something happens

• at the beginning of a sentence

On Wednesdays I play hockey

• at the end of a sentence

She sings every day

" Complete the email with these words

always ~ every week never normally often sometimes

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Hi,

My hobby is singing 1) fye.r.v Saturday I have

singing lessons at my local music school The lessons are great -12) miss one! I really like my teacher, Miss Wright She is 3) friendly and helpful There are 4) two other girls

in the class They don't miss classes either

5) we take part in competitions, but we don't 6) win! We practise

7) I have a lot of good friends in my music school What's your hobby?

Louise

o Put the time phrases in the correct place in the sentences

often

1 IAplay football at school (often)

2 Do you play chess? (in the evenings)

3 Dad washes his car (at the weekend)

4 He goes shopping (on Saturdays)

5 Rosie and Katie practise their dance (every day)

6 Paul enters competitions (never)

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Vocabulary I Hopes and dreams 1

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Talents and hobbies

o Complete the words Use the clues to help you

1 people who watch a TV show or a play

Look! Many noun and verb

forms are the same

rest (n) - rest (v)

telephone (n) - telephone (v) Some are very similar

beginner (n) - begin (v) Learn nouns and verbs together

e Complete the table with the correct noun or verb forms

act 1) r;t

2) perform dream 3)

1 Hopes and dreams I Vocabulary

This is my favourite TV 1) s h.QW ! It's a talent competition and every Saturday night

contestants 2) in front of a 3) audience There are 4) and they

decide which 5) is the best The contestants can choose any kind of 6) for

their act such as juggling, singing or even break dancing! Everyone 7) really hard before

" Match the sentences

1 I'm not keen on magic tricks a I don't mind it though

6 I often spend hours lstening to music f I always win competitions

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Exam Practice

o Complete the sentences with the best answer,

A, B or C

1 Samuel and Anna want to in the

school talent show

6 Samuel and Anna really want to the

show this year

1 Who is the winner of the race?

A The race is a 5 km run

B The prize is a pair of trainers

A Yes, that's fine

C I hope you can play

B At the weekends

A She plays guitar on stage

B She's in a basketball team

C She's taking part in a festival

each e Choose the correct letter (A-H) to complete the conversation

You do not need all the letters

Lucy: Do you like playing sports, Kate?

Kate: 1) f

Lucy: What's your favourite sport?

Kate: 2)

Lucy: Really? I prefer volleyball or swimming

- things you can do at the seaside!

something to eat now?

Kate: 6)

Deo r Wi.l1.W.m, I'm h~vmg ~ grw.t ti roe- het"e- 1) (]t

sports COJYlp Thet"e- 2.) so mo n!:i cUffe.re-nt sports to tr!:i I reoJly e-yU0!:i soJ.Ling

Thet"e- ~s 3) big Lake- het"e-, blAt wo.iet" 4) reoJly coLd.,! I olso Love- golf 5) ii's reoJly goocl flAn YOlA GO.YI go rUiing ~s will, b) I clon't like- horse-s

~e-Th et"e- ru-e- Lots 7) pe,oplE!- m!:i

~e- het"e- We- sleep &) big rooms - 9) ru-e- twclve- o~et"

b0!:is m m!:i room 10) night, we- oll toJ.k lAnW, reoJly LoJ;e, o ncl m 11) mornmgs I'm so tired,!

Se,e, !:i0lA soon, Mi.cl1~

1 Hopes and dreams I Exam practice

A Good idea! I'm really hungry

B Yes, when it's really hot It's a good way to cool down!

C Yes, I love all kinds of sports

0 My brother is at school today

E I like eating fish, but I don't like catching them!

F Yes, I do, but I'm not very good at them

G Probably tennis, but I also like hockey

H I never play sport on the beach

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• present continuous to be + verb + -ing

She's wearing a funny costume

Look! They're marching in the parade

• to talk about temporary situations

She's from Spain, but she's studying in France

this year

• to talk about temporary situations with time

words and phrases like now, right now or at

the moment

She's eating at her friend's house today

Peter is staying with his aunt and uncle at

the moment

Present continuous for future

• to talk about things we have arranged to do or

not do in the near future

Tonight we're having a costume party!

Next Saturday they're performing a dance in the

school show

continuous form of the verbs

1 At the moment we r e Pr e pw i n.g (prepare) the feast

2 In July I (go) to the alien festival in

New Mexico

3 I (not wear) a costume to the carnival

4 Lucy and Simon (watch) the fireworks

5 She (make) decorations for the party

6 They (not dance) now

7 He (perform) in the show at

the moment

a We (not enter) the competition

present continuous form of the verbs

organise a surprise party for him

My mum 2) cook s/ is cooking lots of food for the party

My dad 3) loves /i s l ovi n f ood ! My sister 4) dec o rates /

is decorating the house with balloons right now because the party 5) s t arts /i s start i ng in an hour

My dad usually 6) c omes / is coming home from work at

7 p.m., but today he 7) 's w or ki ng /w orks late I hope he likes his surprise party!

Speak to yu tomorrow

Anna

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1 On Monday Lola ) $ $ ~ QPp.ing with her mum 2 On Tuesday she with Mary 3 On Wednesday she for her Maths exam 4 On Thursday she tennis 5 On Friday she Katy at the cinema S On Saturday she a meal for hr family 1 On Sunday she her cousins Complete the conversation with the present simple or the present continuous form of the verbs Brad: Hi! 11) ~((Wfli[!g (go) to the carnival on Saturday Are you? Paul: Yes, my brother and I 2) (march) in the parade We 3) (do) it every year Brad: Me too! 14) (wear) a tiger costume this year Paul: My mum 5) (make) us gorilla costumes! She usually 6) (make) our costumes Brad: Brilliant! Where's your brother now? Paul: He's in the town square - he always 7) (help) with the decorations for the carnival I 8) (go) there now Do you want to come? Brad Sorry, I 9) (meet) my dad in a few minutes Paul: OK See you at the ~arnival on Saturday! 2 Time out I Grammar How something happens GRAMMARZ ON( Adverbs • how someone does something or how something happens He's slow! He walks slowly • to make an adverb, add -Iyor -ilyto an adjective My dad's a bad dancer He dances badly! • some adjectives like early, late, hard do not change The train's fast It travels fast • good is irregular and becomes well Wow! Jane's good She sings well My dad's a bad dancer He dances badly! o Complete the sentenc'es with adverbs 1 The children are singing I fl.t!.c!!y (loud) on the stage 2 Roberta is dancing (beautiful) 3 Everyone in the library is reading

(quiet) 4 The baby is eating (happy) 5 The carnival parade is moving (slow) 6 Theo finished his dinner (quick) o Complete the sentences 1 They're noisy eaters They £t?J(7fl i ~i!y

2 She's a wonderful painter She

3 He's «l fast runner He

4 We're slow workers We

5 I'm a bad singer I

6 She's a quiet speaker She

7 Tim's a good teacher Tim

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Celebrations

1 a traditional street party with music and dancing

2 a person who is invited to a party or a meal

3 special clothes you wear to a party or a festival

4 a thing you use to make something look more attractive

g c _ _

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5 a large group of people walking along the street, often playing music

6 a large special meal for many people

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1 Are you celebrating

2 Are you going to a music

3 Are you inviting many guests

4 Is your sister performing

5 Do you usually march

~ I competition costumes decorations

fireworks parade tradition winner

a to the pa rty?

b in the parade?

c festival this summer?

d your birthday on Monday?

e a dance in the show?

full of 3) , and it looks beautiful At one 0' clock, local

There is always a 6) , and judges look for the best dressed

the 8) show in the park

Some adjectives always go with the same

The house is full of people

She s angry with her brother

Many adjectives describe feelings

worried about, pleased with, tired of

She's terrible at Chemistry

He's brilliant at swimming

I'm bad at singing

After the preposition we use a

of the verb for activities

I'm frightened of dogs

Marc's teacher is pleased

with him

He's crazy about playing

football

the carnival!

in the show

last year

6 Our town is famous for/with its food fes tival

7 She doesn't like the festival because she's afraid

of/on monkeys!

" Complete the sentences with these phrases

tell a joke

1 My little brother can sometimes p.? fJ !1 g n.ty ,

2 On 1 ,1 April we usually on our

3 to make your friends laugh

4 I if the question is too difficult

correct prepositions

post office

3 The shop is next to / in the middle of the post office

after dark In the final week of the carnival

children.There is entertainment 9)

own parade

o Choose the correct letter (A-H) to complete the conversation

You do not need all the letters

4)

Oh, this is my favourite song I've got to dance

to this!

5) Can you get me one, too, please?

6)

OK, thanks

really good music

E Yes, she's by the door with her friends

F Yes, she goes to dance lessons every week

G Where's the orange juice?

H She's over there, dancing with her friends

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I'm or9<A>li6ing !he erut-of Hear c<>swme ~ alo school Can H"" "'<4> me?

I need to 1) ·· · · d~'Wi!.t€ !he cW.sSroom for !he ~ ""d I know H"" 're

good 2.) things like !halo We C<U1 make some d.ecoratWns from

coLoured- paper

I w""~ to make !he ~ d.iffere.n~ 3) lo.$~ Hear Th Hear,

I 4) org"""ing a c<>mpetitWn WI1alo de 5) !hink?

There C<U1 be a prize for 6) bes~ c<>swme Do HOU !hink !halo's

a 90od i.d ea.?

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1 You're singing really loudly B No, I don't sing

@ Sorry, I'll be quieter

A What a pity!

2 I'm going dancing with Suzie on Monday B Can I come?

3 I go to our city carnlva ev I ery year

4 Do you know when the fireworks are?

5 What costume are you wearing tomorrow?

6 I'm making food for the party

B After the parade

e Opposite the cafe

A Yes, a cat costume

B Yes, mine is red and.sllver

e A monkey costume

A Great! It smells lovely

B Good Can we eat now?

e I'm not hungry, thanks

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Talking about the past

GRAMMA RZ ON(

Past simple

The lesson finished and the children left the

classroom

I stayed with my grandparents every summer

I played in the park every afternoon

adding -ed

The team practised in the sports hall

travel - travelled

stop - stopped

plan - planned

simple with -ed

Annie saw her friend at the match

We went home at four a 'clock

He bought some books

• did/didn't + infinitive to make negative

sentences in the past simple

Helen didn't think that basketball was interesting

Peter played in the match

form of these verbs

arrive ask carry decide .Je+rf listen practise stop study travel try

4 I (carry) my teacher's books

5 They (study) hard for their exam

6 Robert and Phillip (join) the football club

7 The class (travel) by coach to the theatre

S He (listen) to his teacher

9 I (ask) my teacher about the trip

e Complete the table with the correct form of

2) came have 3)

4) was/were drink 5)

6) caught tell 7) "

8) heard

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2 We (have) a break after Maths

3 Sarah (eat) in the school canteen

8 The football team (practise) every

" Complete the email with was/wasn't , were/

weren't or had/didn't have

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Hi,

1 1) h?Hf my first day at my new school today

I 2) a bit nervous in the morning, but everything went well All the teachers 3)

nice and friendly My first lesson 4)

5) hard We 6) much homework, which was good! And the other subjects 7) too difficult so I was happy

I 8) Iunch in the school canteen, but I didn't like the food very much!

I hope your first day at school 9) OK too

Paul

91 Doria '" ~ .'il- DD ] Unread : 0 1 Total : 0

1 We didn't gQ/wentto the concert last night

4 They didn't liked/like the film

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Asking questions about the past

Gl~MMA Rl ON(

Past simple questions

the past

Were you tired last night?

Was he pleased? Yes, he was/No, he wasn't

Were they here yesterday? Yes, they were/

No, they weren't

questions in the past simple

Did he go to football practice?

Did you study French?

Did we have any homework?

like last week two hours ago

Did he arrive here yesterday?

Did they study History last year?

questions

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Kate: Yes, I liked studying and, of course,

spending time with my friends!

Kate: I love painting so I loved my Art lessons

Kate: Y~s , of course! Well, maybe not always!

Kate: No, not really I liked all my teachers

Kate: Terrible! I was never in any sports teams

school? I you

at school

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Vocabulary I What's cool in school? 3 ~

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School

Art Computer Studies English French

I love drawing and painting

I really enjoy football and hockey

I practised this language

on holiday last year

I'm really interested in learning about different countries

I think all the stories about kings and queens are fascinating!

This is my best subject My teacher says I'm really good with numbers

I really enjoy writing stories in this lesson

I enjoy using the Internet because there's so much information!

Compound nouns are usually made from

two words

The first noun usually gives us information about the second noun

A shop that sells clothes is a clothes shop

A brush for your hair is a hairbrush

We write some compound nouns as one word

weekend, sunglasses, newspaper

We write some compound nouns as two words

post office , computer game , telephone call

1 She cycles to school on her mrl.l!lJl?[(!.tlik~

2 I write all my homework in my

3 He needs to buy a dictionary from the

4 I always wear in the summer

5 Meet me at the after school

bin match primary school secretary

1 This is a school for teenagers

. $.fl{Q17 r!.Wy

2 Many children in the UK wear one to school

3 This is a sports competition

4 This is the place where you put your rubbish

5 This is a school for very young children

6 This person' works in the school office

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]JIa:ltrr ~ jeans jumper shirt

trainers trousers T-shirt

so uncomfortable to wear around your neck! My cousin can wear a 6) _ - _ , and this is a good idea because it's really warm there When it's cold my

8) over the top In the winter we wear a

underneath!

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Every summer I 1) gw'make to a study camp I 2) make/do lots of different courses,

for example, Art and Music We 3) have/go lessons in the mornings and in the

Science - it's more fun than school! We sometimes 5) take/do a project, for

example, last year I did one on rap music We don't 6) write/have any big exams,

but we sometimes 7) have/make a small test at the end of a course We don't

8) have/write homewo r k either , so it's very relaxing We 9) have/go lunch in the

canteen - the food is always great!

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Exam practice I What's cool in school? 3

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Exam practice

1 This is the place where we eat lunch

2 This place is outside and is where we meet our friends in school

3 These are the clothes we have to wear to school

4 This is usually the largest room in the school

5 This shows you what lesson you have next

6 We have one of these in the middle of the morning

You do not need all the letters

Louis: Where did you go for your school trip?

A No, I didn't get all the answers right

B Me too! The dinosaur room was my

favourite part

C The winner got a T-shirt from the museum

o We also did a quiz about the museum, and the

winner got a prize

E Yes, it was really interesting You should go

F We went to the dinosaur room first

G We went to the Natural History Museum

in London

H Yes, we did We learnt lots of things

about dinosaurs

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teo d1er He w~ 2 ) b) J never _ e.tUoyeci tl1o t

teo d1er o nci Ov very funny m(} n ~­

cl assrooJ!l wo,s re.ol41 ~i.9 o nci very

stAbject OtArsd1ool wo,s _ in Ov grm

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on ~ tl1e ~04s Ther e were o bOtAt

need all the words

races ran so winning worked

breo.k o nci Ovfter sd1ool

finished at 3.30 p.m It was a really hot day so afterwards we all had an ice cream down by the river It was a great day!

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They were working in an old castle

John was visiting the Pyramids in Egypt

• to set a scene in a story

It was raining heavily when they arrived at the

archeology site

He was wearing a hat and a long coat

Past continuous and past simple

• past continuous and past simple together

to talk about an action that happened while

another action was in progress

They were digging a hole when they found the

gold coins

As she was cleaning the v.ase, she saw the

writing

The tourists were listening while the guide

explained the castle s history

o Complete the sentences with the past continuous

form of the verbs

1 It started to rain as they wWF?.VY.?.!k(@ (walk)

home

2 She (listen) to her favourite

programme on the radio

3 They (wait) at the bus stop when

they saw the robbery

4 I (do) my homework when my parents

1 He w.?~nJ.y?y?!!irw (not travel) in South America

2 (the students/study) Egyptian history?

3 The archaeologists (not explore) the Roman ruins

4 (Mandy/clean) the coins this morning?

5 She (not write) the book last year

6 He (not sit) there when I arrived

7 (you/walk) around the castle when

I phoned?

8 What (she/do) at the library all weekend?

o Choose the correct form of the verbs

1 They talked / were talking when the lesson started /

2 Katie w asn ' t listening/didn't listen when the teacher

3 She didn ' t go / wasn ' t going to the party

4 We studied/were studying when the teacher arrived /

5 I was sleeping / slept when you rang/were ringing

6 He was / was being cold because he wasn't wearing / wore a coat

7 It snowed/was snowing when we were leaving/left

10 Adonis was looking / looked through the window

when he saw / was seeing a huge bird

e the correct words

shopping

to bd

Complete the article with the past simple or the

past continuous form of the verbs

ROMAN TREASURE FOUND IN GARDEN

A lucky man 1) .w.?~ r!.9.('! g (do) some

g ardening in his back garden when he

2) (find) 20,000 Roman coins

Robert Fisher said he 3) (dig) '

w hen he 4) (feel) something

hard in the ground 'I was so surprised

when I found the box,' Robert said

' It was very heavy As I 5)

(open) the box, all these coins

6) (fall) out!'

Archaeologists say the coins are from

the 4th century CEo

Expressing likes and dislikes

Swimming is good exercise

Eating vegetables is good for you

be afraid ot be tired ot look forward to

We're tired of studying for exams

Milly hates playing computer games

I prefer eating breakfast to lunch

to infinitive

want, promise, agree, decide, hope and

I hope to find a gold ring!

I would like to visit the Egyptian pyramids

my family

Vocabulary I Ancient treasure 4

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History and dates

o Match the words with the clues

a We have lots of these in our body

b We use these to pay for things

c Necklaces and rings are examples of this

d People wear one to cover their face

e This hard object protects your brain in your head

f This metal or stone object is art

g This is made of metal, and is very sharp and

dangerous

h People put flowers in this

We say the seventh of April , BUT we write

We use on for days and dates, and in for

parts of the day, months, seasons, years and centuries

We went to the house on Saturday, in the morning

I was born on the fourth of June, in 1993

We stayed there in the summer

For dates before the year zero we say BCE (Before the Common Era) After the year zero we say CE (Common Era)

The Parthenon in Athens, Greece, was built in 438 BeE

The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, was built in 1889 CEo

e Choose the correct words

Writing dates and numbers

1 They discovered the coins on the 1 st Marchi

1 st March

2 The temple was built in/on the 4th century BCE

3 They started work in/on 2002

4 Christopher Columbus died on/in May 1506 CEo

5 We came back from the trip in/on Friday

Saying dates and numbers

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He was born in nineteen seventy-five/

nineteen hundred and seventy five

They arrived on second of March/the second

of March

She returned to Paris in two thousand and six/

twenty hundred and six

Complete the text with the best answer, A, B or C

Tom's great-grandfather left a letter and a map when he died, saying where a(n) 1) box was Tom and his friend used the map to 2) the old castle 3) Tom's great-grandfather wrote about in the 1 etter Th ey were very excited when they found the place They started to look for the box 'M b '

w~ : a b.ox of 4) coins!, Tom cned Or Jewellery, like a 5) ' Tom's friend added Finally, the; · f~~~d·~ !

~:~e bo.x As they were opening it, a bag fell InsIde was an old weapon It looked l'k a(n) 6) 'Wow, this is amaZin~!~

Tom saId, holdlllg it up 'Let's sho

· Complete the conversations with the best answer, " Put the words into the correct order to make

1 I' m tired of walking everywhere

@ OK Let's catch the bus 1 Can you tell me where the museum is, please?

B Yes, I want to sleep, too

C Lt's walk home

2 I think visiting old castles is fun

A Yes, they are funny! right / the post office / Turn / after

B Really? I think they're boring .T.1I[IJ fign.t?ti.El[ . tnfLp.Q§tQ . fj{9.?· •. . .

C When did you go?

3 I' m afraid of the dark

A Me too!

2

B Yes, I don't like the dark

C It isn't dark now

4 They're looking forward to the trip

A I went on a trip it's on / Go / and / your left / straight on

B Where are they going? . . . , . . . .

C They're going tomorrow

5 I want to visit some pyramids one day

A No, I haven't been

B Yes, they are old 3 Can you tell me where the school is, please?

C Good idea!

6 There is a new statue in the town square

A Really? How long was it there? ""

B I saw it Isn't it amazing? turn right / the hospital/past / and / Go

,r C

C Did you paint it?

7 Did you see anything good at the museum?

a A Yes, there were some beautiful ancient swords

B We had a really good time

4 Can you tell me how to get to the town hall?

~nd C No, I went there eight years ago

8 What's the date, please?

A It's Tuesday

ey B It's in January straight on / the road / Cross / and / go

C It's 14th November

ace . . . . . . . . . . .

it 9 We found an old mask in the attic

m A Dad thinks it's dangerous

!' B You put things in it

C Did you try it on? 5 Can you tell mewhere the bank is, please?

:ell 10 I think these bones belong to a cat

A No, it's too big

B Look at the skull It looks more like a dog

C I don't know Maybe someone lost them

'gist

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Exam practice

o Complete the text with the words below You do not need all the words

My aunt is an archaeologist It is her job to I) $.tt)qY really old things and visit amazing places! She works for the university in our city - she's very clever When I visit my aunt she always has really interesting 2) to tell me She sometimes brings things back from her travels Last time I saw her she showed me a skull that she found while she was 3) !

Last year, my aunt went to the Pyramids She took lots of 4) and told me all about the history of Egypt I can't believe how big the Pyramids are! I'd love to go there and

5) them for myself My aunt is also a really good artist.When she was in Egypt she painted me a 6) of the Pyramids It's on my bedroom wall and I really love it Next month my aunt is going to Peru I wish I could go with herl

e Look and read Write Yes or No

in travels

~

stories

3 The boy who is holding a football is wearing shorts

4 There is a baby in the pram

5 The man on the bench is reading a newspaper

7 There is a girl talking on her phone

9 The woman wearing a hat is walking three dogs

Read the school notice and the email Then complete the notes

Tuesday at 3.30 p.m

Computer room Bring something to drink Food not

allowed in the computer room

Any questions - see Mrs Crew on Monday

4J • ~ Iii1 I A ::-::

Person to ask about club: 6)

Match the sentences with the notices You do not need

to use all the notices

Gift shop opening times: 10 a.m - 4 p.m

Fire exit Use other door

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2 David is good at He often uses

three balls or oranges

A juggling

B dancing

C basketball

3 I like I have about thirty and I love

reading them before bed

A making models

B riding a bike

C collecting comics

4 My brother is good at Everyone

laughs when they listen to him!

A break dancing

B telling jokes

C computer games

5 We play at school This Wednesday

we have an important match

G Complete the affirmative ( tl and negative (Xl

sentences with the present simple form of the verbs

1 1 :f!.I (be) good at doing magic tricks t

2 She .r!.9.?$ n },?(ljQy' (enjoy) telling jokes X

3 They (sing) with their friends every

Friday t

4 She (be) keen on playing sports X

5 We (dance) to pop music t

6 They (be) good at catching balls t

7 I (make) model aeroplanes t

8 I (ride) my bike on the roads X

9 She (paint) pictures of animals X

10 My dad (cook) dinner for the family

on Sundays t

11 My sister (love) listening to music t

12 I (like) reading comics X

o Put the adverbs and time expressions in the correct place in the sentences

a/ways

1 The judgesAchoose the winner (always)

2 I play the piano (often)

3 The audience is qiet (never)

4 She performs in the school show (usually)

5 They practise their music (every weekend)

6 We watch the show on TV (normally)

7 Marc and Stefan dance at parties (never)

8 He goes swimming with me (sometimes)

o Complete the sentences with these words

celebrate decorations jeas( guests invite march present

1 Everybody eats a lot of food at the .f??$ t

2 In my country we New Year with our families

3 My parents my cousins to stay with

us every summer

4 All the school children in the parade

5 Her birthday is a new bike

6 At carnival time we put up in the streets of our town

7 There are twenty-five at the party

e Complete the blog with the present continuous form of the verbs

Next week I'm really busy because on Saturday our town

1) !$ fJ ?v.iryg (have) its carnival I 2)

(perform) a dance at the carnival with my friend Rachel

Rachel and I 3) (do) a traditional dance For our dance, we 4) (wear) a traditional costume, which is a special red skirt, white shirt and red hat Everyone 5) (look) forward to the carnival because it's always so much fun Rachel and I are a little bit nervous about dancing in front of everyone

so we 6) (practise) every day this week Tomorrow I 7) (go) to Rachel's house because her mum 8) (make) our costumes for us I 9) (feel) excited already!

I hope all our friends 10) (come) to see us

cm Satunia'l ~

r

k Complete the table with the correct form of

8)

asked 10)

Complete the questions with the past simple form

of the verbs

1 p.(9 y' 9.u h!'! V:~ (you/have) a Maths test yesterday?

2 (she/go) on the History trip?

3 (the teacher/give) us any homework?

C (you/practise) your guitar last Tuesday?

5 (they/wear) their uniform on the school trip?

6 (you/have) lunch in the school canteen?

7 (Joe/see) the film last night?

8 (Tom and Susie/finish) the exercise?

9 (your parents/drive) you to school this morning?

18 (I/pass) my English exam?

11 (Robert/take) my pen?

Complete the answers to the questions from Exercise 8 with the past simple form of the verbs

1 Yes, we AH! (have) it yesterday morning!

2 No, she (stay) at school

3 Yes, she (give) us lots of reading

to do

C Yes, we (practise) a new piece

of music

5 No, they (wear) jeans

& Yes, (have) a chicken salad

7 Yes, he (see) it at my house

• Yes, they (finish) it just before the end of the lesson

9 No, my uncle (drive) me

11 Yes, you (pass) with full marks!

1 1 No, Peter (take) it

3 Marcia was in her diary when Lydia phoned

4 My aunt was photos of the Pyramids

at six o'clock in the morning

5 We doing our work when the teacher arrived

6 She Iistening to the teacher

7 it raining when you were there?

8 they all travelling in the coach when

it broke down?

homework Mayan ruins

I had my first 1) Hl~My lesson at my new school today Our 2) is great and has lots of posters on the walls My favourite picture is of the

3) of the ancient city of Palenque

Palenque is a 4) city in southern Mexico

My teacher is really interesting Before he was a teacher

he was a(n) 5) and worked in Egypt! He showed us some old 6) he found in Egypt

For our 7) we have to find information about Egypt for tomorrow's lesson

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happen in the future

/'II probably miss home

I think it'll be cold tomorrow

moment of speaking

/'II take your photo Smile!

/'II buy you lunch tomorrow

I promise /'II phone you every day

Questions and short answers with will

• will/won't for short answers

Yes, I will/No, I won't Yes, they will.!

No , they won't

Present continuous for future

not do in the future

We're leaving next Saturday

I'm not seeing my friends this evening

arrangement prediction promise

short answers .wttr

1 When we are talking about the future, we use

W((( to ask questions and give

2 We use the present continuous to talk about a future

3 We can use willto make a about

something we think might happen in the future

4 We can make an offer or make a to

someone using will

promise

1 I'll get you a really nice present on my trip

2 I think Tom will be seasick on the journey

3 My teacher doesn't think it will rain on the school trip,

4 Don't worry, I won't be late for the bus

5 My mum says she will buy us an ice cream

6 Susan thinks the plane will arrive late,

1 Will you pick up Suzi from the airport? d

2 Do you think you will pass the Maths test?

3 Will we catch the train to the concert?

4 Will you help me pack my suitcase?

5 Will your parents stay in a hotel?

6 Will Carl catch the bus tomorrow morning?

a Yes, they will They'll stay at the Imperial

b I don't think so I didn't study very hard,

c No, he'll ride his bike

d Yes, OK I'll ask my dad to drive me there

e Sorry, I'm busy, Jack will help you

f No, we won't We'll get a taxi

with will

1 you / take a taxi to the station? /

,., , ,.,.W/I!.Y.Q.l!.mk~.?!.t?5i.f9.,th!3 sm @(?? , , , , , .t~~<.1 wi!!: ,.,

2 we get / to the hotel before dinner? )(

3 your cousin go / with you? /

4 David miss / his mum's cooking? )(

5 you help / me? /

6 it be / sunny tomorrow? )(

•

ore about the future

for things we have decided to do in the future,

often with time expressions like tonight, tomorrow, next week, in the summer

W hat are you going to do at school tomorrow?

I'm going to meet my friends tonight

Sh e's going to visit Madrid in the summer

• a future prediction based on evidence we

Lo ok at those black clouds! It's going to rain soon!

shall

to make suggestions about the future

Shall we take some food with us?

Shall we meet outside the sports centre?

Complete the sentences with going to and

the verbs

1 Maria's car is dirty

She ~ gpi(!gJQ w.?$.~ (wash) it

2 Our bus left five minutes ago!

3 I love Italy

4 They're really tired

They (not walk) home

S We're very hungry

We (have) lunch now

6 Susan doesn't like scary films

us

7 Ben bought a new book today

8 The sky is blue

o Complete the email with going to and these verbs

do have leave not be travel ~

G Choose the correct words

John: What 1) are we going to/will we do tonight?

Tim: 2) Will/Shall we go to the cinema?

John: Good idea! 3) ShalljWill we watch the new

James Bond film?

Tim: Yes, I love Jam'es Bond! I 4) 'm going to!'11

meet you outside the cinema at eight o'clock

Is that OK?

John: Yes, I 5) 'm not going to/won ' t be late!

Tim: Great! I 7) 'm going to/shall do my homework

now See you later!

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Travel

o Complete the table with these transport words

~ boat bus car cruise ship helicopter lorry motorbike plane taxi train

truck van

bike

W,II Do you want to talk about travel?

Z 11111 Use the right verb!

c::t We caught a boat to the island

0 Match the questions with the answers

1 What's your favourite form of transport?

2 Do you worry about anything before a holiday?

3 What things do you always pack for a journey?

4 What is the most important thing to take on holiday?

5 What do you miss when you're away from home?

6 What are you looking forward to at the moment?

0 Choose the correct verbs

1 My brother rides/drives a motorbike

2 We took/drove a taxi into the town centre

3 I'd love to learn how to fly/drive a helicopter!

4 The children take/sail a bus to school every day

5 Ellen McArthur drove/sailed her boat around the world

6 A pilot flies/drives a plane

7 I'd really like to drive/ride a truck It looks fun!

a My iPod! I can't live without music on holiday!

b My next holiday We're going to Mexico next month

c Yes, that I won't wake up on time and I'll miss the plane!

d My friends and my dog, Barney

e Definitely travelling by boat -I love the sea

f Magazines and books to read on the journey

~ "l~~ t"iii',i¥::'.· / ' ~ '~)'1-" ~ :"f~~ ,~'!:;,

9 (something) with you

Complete the postcard with these words

, beffi chocolate forward lip gloss miss

mobile pack rucksack

a place where you catch a plane

a place where planes land and take off

a machine with wheels and an engine

a competition in which people try to be the fastest you wear these when it's sunny

feeling unhappy because you are away from home

a holiday or short journey feeling unwell because you are travelling by boat

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by 1) t Jqa t . We woJkecl to tI1e 110teL

Mel Illy slALtwse wo.s so l1e1'.Lvy' Next time I'LL

toJ::e I'.L zJ so I co n co rry it OYI

Illy bru:k

The 110teL ~s rwJly YlLce., blAt I 3)

yOlAr GOokLng, MlAIll' The fooel l1ere ~SYI't very

YlLce I w.t I'.L lot of 4) be.GOJAse I

get I1lAYlgry Ln tI1e e.veYlLngs! I forgot to

5) Illy QA.!Ylerl'.L Ln Illy b0-.9, blAt Illy

fr~Ylels oxe toJ::Lng lots of pl1otos I 0 /,50

forgot Illy b) , blAt I bOlAgl1t

SOIlle Illore be.GOJAse I co n't go OlAt wi tl10lAt

plA Ui.¥lg My OYl!

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co n't coJ.L yOlA l lll rwJly look Lng

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Exam practice

o Complete the words Use the pictures and the clues to help you

1 You use this to carry things on your back

2 You pay the driver of this car to take you somewhere

3 You travel between islands in one of these

4 This usually takes children to school

5 You carry your clothes in this on holiday

6 A pilot flies one of these

e Complete the conversations with the best answer, A, B or C

1 What time does the boat leave? A About three and a half hours

® Just after midday

C On Saturday, 6th June

2 We're going on a climbing holiday A That sounds like fun

B Next summer, I think

C Yes, I love climbing

3 Your suitcase is really heavy, Sue! A I've got two suitcases

B That's right, it was

C I know, I'm sorry

B Not far from here, actually

C It's really nice and modern

5 I really like travelling by plane A No, she doesn't

B That's all right

C Me too I love it

6 Are you going on holiday tomorrow? A No, on Saturday

B No, yesterday

5 Homesick? Seasick! I Exam practice

mplete the article with the best answer, A, B or C

Force One is the name 1) the US president's private plane Whenever the

resident travels abroad or across the country, he 2) Air Force One

·r Force One is not a(n) 3) plane It is very big and has three floors It looks more

) a hotel or an office inside, except for 5) seatbelts on all the chairs

s very comfortable to

in this plane The

- ident has his own bedroom,

room, gym and office

ceo There is a large dining

where the President eats

eighty e telephones and nineteen

-::olevisions Would you like to

:ravel in a plane like this?

You do not need all the letters

Rosalind: We're going on holiday next Saturday A Aren't you afraid of falling?

\

Daisy: 1) .f B I've never been to Scotland Lucky you!

Ro salind: We're going on an activity holiday in Scotland C Where in Scotland are you going?

Dai sy: 2) D Well, be careful! Call me when you

Rosalind: I know! I'm really looking forward to it get back

Daisy: 3) E When are you going on holiday?

Rosalind: I can't remember the name, but it's in the mountains F Are you? Where are you going?

H Yes, it can be dangerous sometimes

Rosalind: No, we'll use climbing equipment, which is very safe

Dai sy: 6)

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Talking about experiences

Present perfect simple

• a past action or experience that is still true at

the moment of speaking

I've known Jenny for three years

(I met Jenny three years ago and I know her now.)

We've been here since last Thursday

(We came here last Thursday and we're here now.)

• a past action or experience with results in

the present

I've bought a new mobile (I have it now.)

Andrea has forgotten her homework (She doesn't

have it now.)

for and since

• forto say how long something has continued

(a week, a year, two months, five minutes)

We've been in this shop for an hour!

• since to say when something began

(last night, 23 rd March , nine o'clock)

They've lived here since 1998

• note the difference between been (to) and

gone (to)

but they're back now.)

We've been in thi s s hop tor an hour!

o Choose the correct form of the verbs

to go!

e Complete the table with these words and phrases

last week ten years three o'clock three weeks Tuesday two hours

a long time

e Complete the sentences with the present perfect form of the verbs and for or since

1 I : v.e h a d (have) this CD .fQ.r a long time

2 Johnny (work) in the sports shop January

3 My parents (live) next to the supermarket ten years

4 They (know) their teacher

o Choose the correct words

hairdresser's

morning?

e 1) : v.e e e n (be) in London for three days

w We 2) (spend) lots of money!

On Monday my sister and I 3) (buy)

som e DVDs and some clothes Yesterday we

4) (go) to Harrods - it 5)

e) really cool! We 6) (visit) so many

- t e r esting places here, like Buckingham Palace, Big

Ben and the London Eye After breakfast this morning

e 7) (go) for a walk in Regent's Park

M y mum and dad 8) (take) lots of photos

s i n ce we arrived so I'll show them to you all soon

sent perfect

use ever in questions to ask if an event has

happened

Have you ever flown to New York?

Has Lucy ever won a prize?

use neverto say that something hasn't

happened

I' ve never been in this shop before

He' s never been to Scotland

already, just, yet

already means 'before now' I' ve already read that book

I' ve already been to Los Angeles

• use just for things that happened a very short

time ago

I've just bought a new jacket

• use yetwith a negative verb to say that

something has not happened up till now, but you think that it might

Our bus hasn't arrived yet

It's cloudy, but it hasn't rained yet

• we also use yet in questions

Have you finished your work yet?

member! Already and just come after has/

e Yet comes at the end of a sentence

3 (your dad sell) his car yet?

4 (you ever buy) something really expensive?

5 (visit) that huge department store yet?

6 Which skirts (you tryon)?

G Read the list Then complete the sentences with the present perfect and already or yet

Things w do ~

3 fi,nd., present for MtAm' s bit-tnd ruj /

4 post Do d.,'s letters

5 b!A13 some socks /

1 Joanne h.a.s.n.J.b.O'!J.gh.t.s qM.o.l.s h'O'f! s y.fl t

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Shopping

4 I want to get a CD for my friend's birthday He loves

'Space'

5 I want to borrow a book because I don't have the

-_r -1 The p.ri9.? of this computer game has gone up

2 You have to for your clothes over there

3 My sister can Iots of money at the shops!

4 He said my bracelet £20

5 You don't need a lot of money, everything's very

6 My mum says she will me this skirt

7 Tom wants to some books for a CD

a I need a lot of money to get this bike - it's really

Sometimes we can put two words together to make a

A big store that has lots of different departments is a

department store

An assistant who helps you in

a shop is a shop assistant

-~ -~

credit card customer necklace poster

1 things children play with

JQY.fi

2 a large picture or photo you put on a wall

3 jewellery you wear around your neck

4 the clothes and equipment you use to do an activity

5 the person who buys something from a shop

6 the person who helps you in a shop

7 the place where you keep your money

buy department store expensive pay

go to the new 4) It has lots of cool stores in the same shop Have you been there yet?

We can 5) some clothes because they sell some really cool stuff! I love the clothes there, but they're usually very 6) I think there's a

sale now so the clothes are half 7) !

My dad said he can drive us to the mall and he'll 8) for our lunch!

I hope you can come!

Sophie

ete the sentences with the best answer,

o Complete the text with these words

cheap clBthtflg friendly know look Maths polite price

I work in the UK's most famous department store - Harrod's in London I'm a shop assistant

in the women's 1) ~/9.t.hjng department

For my job it is important that I 2) nice so I wear smart clothes I also need to 3) everything about the things I

sell in my part of the shop You need to be 4) and always smile when you say

'hello' to the customers You also need to be 5) even when the customers are rude! It is useful to be good at 6)

as you work with money every day

The clothes we sell are very nice, but not 7) ! I can buy things from Harrod's

at a lower 8) because I work here

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,

need to use all the notices

5 Clothes for young people are cheaper at the moment

6 You can shop in the evening

C

~

closed until tomorroW

We.'re 11000vixlg 1) <1 grw.t time

2.) New York I Love tYI~s city! We

3) v~si.tul Lots of plo Ge.s, Like tYle

sw.w.e of Lihe.rty ru'lo Ce.ntrol Po rk For lYle., 4) be.st tYlixlg 11e.re ~s tYle sl10ppixlg -we.'ve 5) sl10ppixlg tYlre.e time.s olrw.d y!

We we.nt to Mo cy' s !1e.ste.r~ It b)

tYle bi.gge.st depo rtme.nt -n ixI New York Sixlce we o rrwe.d., 11 e.re , I've S) two new polrs 9) sl1oe.s, 0 skirt, tYlre.e tops ru'lo

0 polr of je.ru'\s I The dotYIe.s o re re.o Uy cooL 11e.re

ru'lo tYI ey' re d1 eo-.pe.r 10) ixI tYI e \AK Se.e !10lA soon,

I<.o re.n

SAlB Hn/f-price Chiltlrens CI{)thing

6 Swap, don't shop! I Exam practice

Read the invitation and the email Then complete

~ file fdit Yiew Qo _Message

on Saturday Back Forwards·

lools t!elp

Ge ~ ail· ~ Addre! Book I 0 0

at Riverside Secondary School

Starts at 10.30 a.m

Shall we go to the swap sho a

My dad can't take us in p p rty o,n Saturday?

bus "" come to your houhs,secatr1s00 we II ~ave to get the

morning on my mobile (07898 56 e IS home (335 765), and let m k 4.534) ~r a~er 6 p.m at e now If you re Interested

Stefe's notes

Swap Shop Party

Travel there by: 5)

David's evening phone number: 6)

1 This is a piece of clothing that you wear on the top part of your body It is usually

made of cotton and has buttons at the front ~hfr1

2 This is how much something costs

3 This is a shop where people usually do their w~ekly shopping

4 This is the place where people save their money There is usually one in every

town

5 This is money in coins and notes If you don't have this you can pay by cheque or

credit card

6 This is like a thin colourful book that has lots of articles and photographs in it

7 This is jewellery that you wear on your arm

8 You wear these on your legs Jeans are a very popular type of these

9 Large, medium and small are all examples of this

10 These are thin, round and made of plastic You can watch films on them

bank bracelet cash CDs

magazine price .,sRirr size

clothes skirt

customers supermarket

DVDs trousers

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