Units 1-3 Grammar/Vocabulary
Correct the mistake.
Last night we heard some noise in our garage – it was a
burglar. When he saw my dad, he was running away!
he ran away
I usually get a sore ……………………… when I have a cold
and it hurts when I eat or drink.
throat
1 There was a lot of ……………………… (excite) when they
announced the winner of the competition.
2 The man’s face went red with ……………………… (angry)
when the boy kicked his car.
1. excitement
2. anger
1. Jenny is at the shops right now.
Jenny …………………………………………… right now.
1. is shopping
1. There weren’t very many people at the concert.
There were ………………………………………people at the concert
few
He was a senior citizen/middle-aged man. I think he
was between 40 and 50 years old.
middle-aged
Write the word in brackets in the correct place(s)
in the sentence.
This book I’m reading isn’t interesting the one I read
last term. (as)
as interesting as
Complete the sentence with one preposition in
each gap.
1. I use an app on my phone to look ……………………… words I don’t understand.
2. Briony and Anneka have fallen ……………………… . They had an argument about something.
3. If you turn the photo ……………………… , you’ll see our names on the back
1. up
2. out
3. over
Fill in the gaps
Do you remember that I had an accident on my bike two years …………?
ago
Well, I’ve had a bad back ……… then.
pain
Correct the mistake
1. Sally is teacher – she works at the local school.
2. I remember the day where you lost your laptop. We
were walking home through the park.
1. a teacher
2. when
Did Mike give/Has Mike given you an invitation to
his party yet?
Has Mike given
I (1) lost/had lost my mobile phone a couple of days ago, so I asked my best friend to call me and I (2) went/had gone all round the house, listening for it!
1 lost
2 went
‘How long have you lived in Hamburg?’ asked
Frederico.
Frederico asked her how long ……………………… in
Hamburg.
she had lived
On our adventure holidays you can swim with dolphins.
On our adventure holidays ……………………… is one of the activities
swimming with dolphins
My aunt is still single/divorced at 60. She never married because she says she never met the right man.
single
It’s Shawn. I got (1) injured/pain today when I
was playing football. I’ve broken my (2) ankle/elbow so I can’t walk. I’m at home now, but I’m really (3) awful/bored.
1. injured
2. ankle
3. bored
To lose/Losing your mobile phone is always a problem!
Losing
I enjoy reading ……………………… (history) fiction because it’s very educational.
historical
Harry’s ……………………… (friend) with Paul started about ten years ago.
friendship
Hi, Petra! What (1) …………………………………………… (do)
here?
are you doing
My brother wasn’t tall to go on all the rides at the
theme park. (enough)
wasn’t tall enough
I’m working on a school project with my (1) circle of
friends/classmates at the moment. We have to find out about different jobs. We’re mostly using the Internet to get our information but we’ve also got access to some old (2) encyclopaedias/guidebooks.
1. classmates
2. encyclopedias
I left for Paris and then I found out the news.
I found out the news after ……………………… for Paris.
leaving
You go to bed late. That’s why you’re always tired.
If you didn’t go to bed late, you ……………………… tired.
wouldn't be