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GrammarQuestion forms1A

How many/much … ? Did … ?

Where … ? When … ?

Who … ? What … ?

Do … ? What kind of … ?

How often … ? Which … ?

homebooks/reading

food and drink

sportsfamily and

friends

hobbies education music languages work/studies

films the weekend shopping relationships travel

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GrammarPresent simple and present continuous1B

1 is living somewhere different from usual at the moment.

3 goes to the supermarket more than three times a week.

9 mainly uses public transport in his/her home town.

5 never drives to work.

11 doesn’t send emails very often.

7 really enjoys talking on the phone.

2 is spending time with a new person these days.

4 isn’t going out much at the moment.

10 hardly ever buys clothes online.

6 generally makes plans by text or instant message.

12 is learning something difficult at the moment.

13 rarely looks at news websites.

14 isn’t seeing his/her family very often at the moment.

15 likes meeting new people.

8 sometimes writes a blog.

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GrammarPast simple2A

• A person that made you smile yesterday.

• A person you met last month.

• A place you went to in good weather when you were a child.

• A place you went on holiday last year.

• A subject you were good at when you were at school.

• A subject you didn’t like at school.

• A book you read and enjoyed in your teens.

• The last song or album you bought.

• Something sad you saw on TV.

• A person in the news yesterday.


GrammarPast continuous2B

I was driving to work when I heard a strange noise

it was coming from the engine of my car

my mobile phone was ringing

when I saw a man by the side of the road

when my car broke down

and he wasn’t moving

I stopped my car and got out

he was holding a radio and dancing

he was wearing a bright yellow jumper

smoke was coming out of the back of the

car

a bicycle was lying in the grass

I was watching him dance when

I didn’t know what to do it didn’t look broken it looked very

expensive

he shouted to me then I saw a man walking towards me

I walked towards the man and shouted

the sun was shining so

What are you looking at? Hey! Are you OK? then I noticed he was

breathing I wanted to see if he

was hurt, so

the man was smiling and holding out his

hands

I didn’t know what to say, so I smiled

I was looking into his face

he wasn’t wearing any shoes

he looked very happy to see me

I was putting out my hand, to shake his,

and said ‘Hello my friend!’

when he sat up and said

I was getting back into my car

when he suddenly hugged me

I was very surprised and asked Who are you?

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GrammarPresent perfect or past simple3A

Travel

visit New Zealand

travel abroad for more than three months

stay on a river boat

sleep overnight on a beach

swim to an island spend a night in a jungle walk in the desert drive a car abroad

Food and drink

drink goat’s milk eat raw meat cook a meal in a tent taste Marmite or Vegemite

catch a fish and eat it

make a meal for ten or more people

have a meal in a famous restaurant

grow fruit or vegetables to eat

Sport

do a watersport ski down a mountain run a marathon play cricket

drive a sports car

do a bungee jump or sky-dive

go mountain biking

jump on a trampoline

Celebrity and fame

see yourself on TV

read about yourself in a newspaper

sing or play music for an audience

phone a radio show or write to a newspaper

wait somewhere to meet a celebrity

take a photo of yourself with a celebrity

speak in front of more than 100 people

post a blog


GrammarPresent perfect with just, already and yet3B

Can I borrow your car this evening?

Did you go to that new café?

1 He hasn’t called her yet.

2 I haven’t found a job yet.

Shall we make something for dinner? Let’s go for a walk.

3 The film’s just started.

4 No, I’ve just taken it to the garage.

Let’s celebrate tonight! You’re late. 5 I haven’t finished my homework yet.

6 No, I haven’t started cooking yet.

Franco and Maria are planning their wedding. He’s very sad today.

7 The manager hasn’t got here yet.

8 He’s already finished writing the report.

I really want a new car. You’re early. 9 No, I’ve already cooked it.

10 No, I haven’t been there yet.

He’s very quick. We haven’t got any money.11 She’s already bought her dress.

12 All my friends have already got one.

Are we going to eat soon? She’s waiting for a phone call.

13 It’s just stopped raining.

14 His cat has just died.

I can’t come out tonight. You don’t need to email the bank.

15 I’ve just passed my final exam!

16 I’ve just done it.

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4A GrammarPresent continuous and going to

Student A

I’m going to bed early tonight.

I’m getting the bus this morning.

I’m cooking a special meal

tonight.

Student B

I’m going to study all day.

I’m going on holiday tomorrow.

I’m going to see the dentist.

Student C

I’m going to go running.

I’m painting the living room

later.

I’m having a job interview

tomorrow.

Student D

I’m visiting someone in hospital this

morning.

I’m starting a new job today.

I’m taking an exam this afternoon.

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Grammarwill / won’t / shall4B

1 Oh no! I’ve missed the bus and it’s raining.

2 I can’t find my mobile. I know it’s here somewhere.

3 I forgot to do my homework. I have to hand it in today.

4 It’s Laura and Joe’s wedding next week and we haven’t bought them anything yet.

5 I passed the end-of-year exam.

6 These suitcases are too heavy. I can’t move them.

7 I’m going to move to Australia!

8 I’ve forgotten my wallet.

9 I’m really frightened of spiders and there’s a huge one in the bath!

10 This exercise is really difficult.

11 My babysitter has just cancelled and I need to go out this evening.

12 I’ve got an awful headache.

13 I’m really bored and there’s nothing on TV.

14 It’s a lovely day outside.

15 I’ve got the whole weekend free. What do you want to do?

16 There’s no food in the fridge.

17 We have to get there for 8 am tomorrow.

18 It’s very cold in this room.

19 There’s a horrible smell in the kitchen.

20 We’re going on holiday next month. The cats will be alone in the house.

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Grammarmust / have to / can5A


Grammarwill and might for predictions5B

People won’t might not might will

make some new friends in the summer

speak to your mother today

visit somebody in a foreign country next year

see a teacher in the street this weekend

have more than six grandchildren

say ‘I love you’ to somebody later today

Travel won’t might not might will

get a free flight abroad this year

work abroad in the next five years

visit every continent of the world in your lifetime

ever climb mountains in the Himalayas

go on a two-week holiday next summer

see a lot of wild animals on your next holiday

Things won’t might not might will

buy a house in the next five years

get a new phone this year

lose something this week

break something this week

borrow something from a friend this weekend

tidy your home tonight


6A Grammarshould / shouldn’t; imperatives

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My brother has an important job and tells everybody how much

money he earns. My parents are very proud of him. I don’t have a

job and I think they are disappointed in me.

My parents want me to work in the family business, but I

want to go to university.

I’d like to have more friends, but I don’t

know how to meet any new people.

I oft en lend money to my friend and she now owes me over €300. She’s got a bank loan and bought a new car.

She hasn’t paid me back.

My tooth hurts and I can’t eat or sleep. I’m afraid of going to the

dentist. My friend is getting married in another country. I want to go, but the flight and hotel

are very expensive.

I can’t cook very well, but I’d like to learn before I

go to university. I’ve tried learning from cook books,

but they’re boring.I love buying lots of books because I like reading. My

apartment is very small and I don’t have any more space –

and books cost a lot of money.

I want to celebrate finishing university. I’d like to

have a party at my apartment, but I’m worried that my

neighbours will complain.

My friend is visiting from America. He/She has asked to stay with me for three weeks.

I would like him/her to stay for one week. I’m not very fit and I’d like

to get in shape. Exercise classes are too expensive

and I’d prefer to be outside.

My friend is always late. Yesterday, I waited for one hour in a café for him/her.

It’s very annoying. He/She doesn’t think

it’s a problem.

My friend and I like the same music. I always download the

music and pay for it, then he/she copies it. He/She never

buys his/her own music.

Every time I meet my friend, he/she talks about his/

her problems and asks for advice. He/She never asks

me about my life.

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6B GrammarUses of to + infinitive

Sentences

1 At work, it’s important to …

2 To be good at a sport, you need to …

3 When you move to a new city, you need to …

4 At university, it is easy to …

5 Before you visit a new country, you should try to …

6 When you are learning a new skill, you shouldn’t expect to …

7 If you are looking for a new job, it is a good idea to …

8 When you go on holiday, don’t forget to …

9 People in my town are usually happy to …

10 When starting a new course/job, most people want to …

Your sentence endings


GrammarComparatives and superlatives7A

1 ANIMALSfriendly good pet dangerous cute beautiful interesting

Comparative / (not) as … as:

Superlative:

6 SPORT

relaxing fun exciting easy tiring


Superlative:

2 FAMOUS PEOPLEinteresting funny attractive clever annoying


Superlative:

7 ENTERTAINMENT (FILMS / TV / MUSIC)

funny interesting boring exciting sad


Superlative:

3 FOOD AND DRINKdelicious (un)healthy rich expensive boring


Superlative:

8 BOOKS AND READING

funny interesting boring exciting sad


Superlative:

4 HISTORY / ARTimportant exciting embarrassing successful


Superlative:

9 EDUCATION

useful boring interesting difficult easy


Superlative:

5 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGYuseful frightening unhealthy fast expensive


Superlative:

10 COUNTRIES AND TRAVEL

beautiful friendly good food expensive


Superlative:


Grammarused to / didn’t used to7B

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Student A: Luke – Ten years ago

Student B: Luke – Today


GrammarThe passive: present and past simple8AMore wild animals (keep) in American homes than in American zoos. It’s estimated that there are at least

tigers in private homes.

A man’s son, granddaughter and great-grandson (be born) on the same day when he was aged . His wife, daughter and granddaughter gave birth at the same time.

The life of a woman who ordered pizza every day (save) by a delivery man. The delivery man noticed that the woman hadn’t placed an order for days.

Only $ worth of tickets (sell) in 1997 for a film called Trojan War. The film cost $15 million to make.

burgers (serve) in a famous international fast food restaurant every second.

An old box that contained $ million in gold coins (discover) by a couple walking near their home in Sierra Nevada.

If a piece of paper (fold) in half times, its thickness would be three-quarters the distance from the Earth to the Sun (71 million miles).

A record number of goals (score) in one football match in 2002 in Madagascar, when the team AS Adema beat their rivals Stade Olympique de L’Emyrne.

A man who was ill with cancer (tell) he had six months to live. Ten years later, he went back to his doctors to say he was still alive – but all the doctors were dead. He died aged .

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8B GrammarPresent perfect with for and since

be married cook for yourself do regular exercise drink coffee drive to work/college

have your driving licence have your mobile phone live in your house not go on holiday

not buy/eat a particular type of food not see my brother/sister not take the bus or train

own a cat study at this language school study a language (not English) work in your current job

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GrammarFirst conditional9A

If I study hard, I’ll pass my exams.

If she doesn’t get a good mark, I’ll be lonely.

If you don’t take an umbrella, he’s going to buy a car.

If we stay up until the end of the film, you’ll be tired at work tomorrow.

If I go to Paris, she won’t be very happy.

If my friends go on holiday without me, I might visit the Eiffel Tower.

If the company does well, everyone will get a pay rise.

If the baby is a girl, I won’t get a seat.

If he passes his driving test, you might get wet.

If the tickets are still available, she’ll come to visit us.

If she has enough time, I’ll get one for you.

If I don’t get to the concert early, they’re going to call her ‘Ruby’.

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GrammarVerb patterns9B

1 What’s something you always avoid doing?

2 What’s something you often forget to do?

3 What’s something important you decided to do last year?

4 What’s something you stopped doing when you left junior school?

5 What’s something you hope to do in the future?

6 What’s something you’re expecting to do next year?

7 What’s something you would like to do at the weekend?

8 What’s something you don’t mind doing, but would prefer not to do?

9 What’s something you hate doing?

10 What’s something you finished doing recently?

11 What’s something you promised to do but didn’t do?

12 What’s something you need to do today?

13 What’s something you worry about doing?

14 What’s something you enjoy doing in the evenings?

15 What’s something you’re learning to do?

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GrammarSecond conditional10A

What would you do? Name

If I won a holiday for four in the Caribbean,

If I saw my favourite celebrity in the supermarket,

If I saw somebody stealing my bicycle,

If I broke a window with a football,

If I found a large spider in the bathroom,

If I missed the last train home,

If I failed an important exam,

If I didn’t have enough money to get home,

If I needed a lot of money to start a business,

If I wanted to give my best friend a nice surprise,

If I saw somebody cheating during an exam,

If I thought a friend was lying to me,

If I found out somebody was organising a surprise party for me,

If I arrived late for a job interview,

If I spilt a cup of coffee on my work computer,


GrammarQuantifiers; too / not enough10B

I can’t meet my friends later …

I didn’t do my English homework ...

I haven’t cooked dinner this evening ...

I don’t go to the gym ...

I haven’t learnt to drive ...

I don’t cycle to work ... I didn’t get good results at school ...

I can’t talk to you now ...

I’m not going to clean the house this weekend ...

I don’t like going to the city centre ...

I was late for work ...

I didn’t buy a new Smartphone ...

I’m not good at sport ... I couldn’t phone you

last night ... I can’t come to your party ...

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GrammarDefining relative clauses11A

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8 9 C O M I C10 F A R M E R

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GrammarArticles11B

The film 127 hours is based on a true story.

He hopes that the girls he met while he was travelling to the park will hear him if he shouts, but he soon realises that nobody can hear him.

Today Aron still goes climbing, but he always tells someone where he is going.

He knows the water won’t last a long time. He will die if he can’t escape from the canyon.

It’s the story of a young man who loves adventure, danger and excitement.

The young man, whose name is Aron Ralston, decides to go climbing by himself in Canyonlands National Park in the USA.

He uses the knife to cut his arm free and climbs out of the canyon.

The rock lands on Aron’s arm. His arm is stuck. He can’t move.

He tries to push the rock away, but it’s too heavy.

Aron has a small bottle of water, no food and a small knife.

By chance a pair of walkers is passing close by and they help him reach a hospital.

He has to make a very difficult decision, his arm or his life.

Aron has spent 127 hours stuck in the canyon. He is weak. His arm is bleeding.

He doesn’t tell anyone where he is going. While he is climbing in a canyon, a large rock falls down.

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GrammarPast perfect12A

I tried to switch on the lights, but nothing happened. FACT: FICTION:

I looked up at the sky and saw my name written in the clouds. FACT: FICTION:

Her hands and face were covered in dirt, but she was smiling. FACT: FICTION:

It was 5 pm on Saturday, but the streets were completely empty. FACT: FICTION:

The crowd were all shouting my name. FACT: FICTION:

I walked into the office and saw that a stranger was sitting at my desk. FACT: FICTION:

I opened the envelope and inside there was a cheque for £10,000. FACT: FICTION:

I waited for my friends to arrive for the party, but nobody came. FACT: FICTION:

The waiter smiled and told me that there was nothing to pay. FACT: FICTION:

I arrived home and tried to unlock the door, but my key didn’t seem to fit the lock. FACT: FICTION:

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GrammarReported speech12B

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Student A

1 I like watching TV online.2 I don’t want to go to the park on Saturday.3 I can speak three languages.4 I saw your brother yesterday.

Sentences from Student C

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1 I’ll see you later.2 I have been to Mexico three times.3 I’m trying to learn a new language.4 I can’t swim very well.

Sentences from Student A

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1 I talked to my manager last week.2 I’m sure you’ll pass your exams.3 I can play the piano very well.4 I haven’t finished washing up.

Sentences from Student B

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