Vocabulary
Open the brackets with the correct form of the modal verb.
1. It’s not necessary to be rich to be happy. (don’t)
You________
2. It’s very important to me to do more exercise. (must)
I _________
3. It’s not a good idea to gossip at work. (shouldn’t)
You _______
4. You can’t park in front of the exit. (mustn’t)
You ______
5. It’s important to get there early if we want to get
good seats.
We _______
1 You don’t have to be rich to be happy.
2 I must do more exercise.
3 You shouldn’t gossip at work.
4 You mustn’t park in front of the exit.
5 We have to get there early if we want to
get good seats.
1 You don’t live here, ___?
2 She’s going to be late, __?
3 We should get her a present,___ ?
4 I’m in trouble, ___?
5 Tim hasn’t called yet, ____?
1 do you 2 isn’t she 3 shouldn’t we
4 aren’t I 5 has he
Make sentences with the correct forms of comparatives and superlatives.
1. London / much / big / Manchester
2. Sandy / far / best / student / class
3. this exercise / slightly / difficult / last one
4. Chile / one / beautiful / places / I / ever / visited
5.Spanish / very / similar / Portuguese
1 London is much bigger than Manchester.
2 Sandy is by far the best student in the/my/our class.
3 This exercise is slightly more difficult than the last one.
4 Chile is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever visited.
5 Spanish is very similar to Portuguese.
Try to remember as many multi-word verbs and their meanings as you can.
For example, to try something on- definition
Check your answers on p.70
-Choose the correct alternative
When I was a child, I (1) would/used to sometimes go to work with my dad. He (2) would/used to be a travelling salesman and we (3) would/used to drive hundreds of miles each day in the car for meetings in different parts of the country. You might think it was boring for me as a young child, but I (4) would/used to love it.
1 would 2 used to 3 would 4 used to
6 Let’s go out for a meal, ___?
7 It isn’t raining outside, ___?
8 You know Cathy, ____?
9 They won’t be expecting us,____ ?
10 I’m not the first one here again, ___?
6 shall we 7 is it
8 don’t you 9 will they 10 am I
Make sentences with the correct forms of comparatives and superlatives.
6. Ben / friendly / than / Gary
7. the exam / wasn’t / difficult / expected
8. this top / exactly / same / that one
9. Tokyo / far / expensive / Bangkok
10. this book / bit / longer / his last book
6 Ben is friendlier than Gary.
7 The exam wasn’t as di cult as I expected.
8 This top is exactly the same as that one.
9 Tokyo is far more expensive than Bangkok.
10 This book is a bit longer than his last book.
Make comparative and superlative forms with these adjectives:
cold; interesting; cheap; safe; busy; delicious;
colder/ the coldest
more interesting / the most interesting
cheaper/ the cheapest
safer/ the safest
busier/ the busiest
more delicious / the most delicious
Put the letters in brackets in the correct order
to complete the sentences. What synonym could
replace each word? (information unit 5.2.)
1 That documentary made me want to (vintagestie) the topic some more.
2. There’s a job vacancy in that restaurant. It says to
(quirein) inside.
3. Claude wrote everyone an angry email. I think I should (endpros) with a few truths of my own!
4. Simon wants me to help him
(racehers) life in the 1950s for his new book.
5. I watched a really boring (teabed)
between two politicians last night. All they did was
(agreu) with each other.
6. Can we sit down to (sicudss) your most recent coursebook later?
7. I (drwnoe) why people are sometimes unkind to each other.
1 investigate (research)
2 inquire (look into)
3 respond (reply)
4 research (investigate)
5 debate (discuss), argue (quarrel)
6 discuss (talk about)
7 wonder (question)
I (5) would/used to go into the meetings with my dad and sit there quietly drawing a picture or reading a comic. And the people in the meetings were always nice to me. They (6) would/used to play with me or tell me jokes. I also spent a lot of time with my dad, and I have good memories of that. On the day I (7) used to start/started school and couldn’t go with him any more, I (8) used to be/was really sad .
5 would 6 would 7 started 8 was
Make sentences using the prompts (0 or 1 conditional)
1. Ed / not go / party / unless / Sally / invite / him (a party is being planned)
2. when / I / finish / homework, / I / always / ask /
friend / check / it
3. if / Dana / pass / driving test, / she / be /
very happy
4. if / mix / hydrogen / oxygen, / get / water
5. when / I / home / tonight, / have / long bath
1. Ed won’t go to the party unless Sally invites him.
2. When I finish my homework, I always ask a friend to check it.
3. If Dana passes her driving test, she’ll be very happy.
4. If you mix hydrogen and oxygen, you get water.
5. When I get/go home tonight, I’ll have a long bath.
7 You’re not here, so I don’t know what you will do.
What would you do if you _____?
8 Sandra doesn’t like Tom, so she won’t invite him
to her party.
If Sandra ___
9 I live in London, but I’d like to live in Rome.
If I _____
10 Richard hasn’t lost his phone, so he isn’t lost.
If Richard ______
7 What would you do if you were here?
8 If Sandra liked Tom she’d invite him to
her party.
9 If I didn’t live in London, I’d live in
Rome.
10 If Richard lost his phone, he’d be lost.
1 I enjoyed that run, but now I’m ___ (very tired)
2 I hate horror films. They’re so _____ (very scary)
3 Tom fell over at college yesterday. He didn’t hurt himself, but he was really _____ (it was an awkward situation)
4 I spent ages on that essay. It was so ___ to finally finish it. (I was satisfied)
1 exhausted 2 frightening
3 embarrassed 4 satisfying
6. I think it’s a good idea for Kerry to apologise (should)
Kerry _____
7. It was necessary for us to wear a uniform at
school. (had)
We _____
8. Do you think it’s a good idea for me to get him a
present? (should)
Do ______
6 Kerry should apologise.
7 We had to wear a uniform at school.
8 Do you think I should get him a
present?
6. if / you / want / lose weight, / need / do / exercise
7. if / Chelsea / not / score / soon, / lose / game
8. where / you / go / if / have / holiday / this / year?
9. I / always / have / cup / co ee / when / get up /
morning
10. unless / put / sunscreen / on, / you / get /
sunburn (I'm on the beach)
6 If you want to lose weight, you need to do exercise.
7 If Chelsea don’t score soon, they’ll lose the game.
8 Where will you go if you have a holiday this year?
9 I always have a cup of coffee when I get up in the morning.
10 Unless you put suncreen on, you’ll get
sunburn.
Correct the mistakes.
1 His house is the most biggest in the town, hasn’t it?
2 If you’ll call before 3.30, I pick you up from work.
3 I think her children are little bit younger as yours.
1. His house is the biggest in the town, isn’t it?
2. If you call..., I'll pick you up
3. a little bit younger than yours
Use adjectives for feelings and emotions with the correct ending.
5 This computer keeps crashing. It’s so ___
6 What a lovely, quiet beach. It’s so calm and ____
here.
7 I’ve prepared for my driving test, but I still feel ___ about it.
8 I think we’ve taken a wrong turn. Those traffic
signs were really ____.
5 annoying 6 relaxing 7 worried 8 confusing
Make the sentences with the word in brackets.
1. It’s not necessary for you to wear a uniform. (have)
2. Did you go on holiday every year when you were
a child? (use)
3. I didn’t like broccoli when I was young. (never)
4. You can’t be late. (mustn’t)
5. I liked watching cartoons when I was a child.
(used)
You don’t have to wear a uniform.
Did you use to go on holiday every year when you were a child?
I never used to like broccoli when I was young.
You mustn’t be late.
I used to like watching cartoons when I was a child.
Make hypothetical situations about these sentences.
2 Jackie and Tom don’t like sushi, so they aren’t going to the restaurant.
They _______
3 You shouldn’t gossip about your colleagues.
If I _______
4 We won’t cancel the game because it won’t rain.
We ______
5 I don’t work from home, so I get up at 6a.m. every day.
If I ______
6 I don’t criticise her work and she doesn’t get angry.
If I _______
2 They would go to the restaurant if they liked sushi.
3 If I were you I wouldn’t gossip about your colleagues.
4 We would cancel the game if it rained.
5 If I worked from home, I wouldn’t get up at 6a.m. every day.
6 If I criticised her work, she would get angry.
4 Chile has the dryest desert in the world, haven’t it?
5 If you don’t say him you need his help, he won’t
know, did he?
6 If you could earned more money, would you be happier?
4. the driest dessert, doesn't it
5.tell him, will he
6. could earn