Units 1-2
My brother is thirteen months old and he's learning how to walk. He's a...
toddler
These organs help your body to get oxygen.
lungs
I ________ a video to youtube yesterday and it's already got over one thousand views.
uploaded
Charles Dickens was a 19th century ________________ , but his books still have important messages for us today.
novelist
It takes fifteen minutes to get from the valley to the top of the mountain, and the views are amazing.
a cable car
Her aunt is quite ..... She's 86.
It is my grandmother's 100th birthday today. She's now a...
elderly
centenarian
2 Jack fell, landed on his left hand and __________________ his wrist.
3 Be careful − that’s very hot, so don’t touch it. You could __________________ yourself badly.
sprained
burned
Lots of my friends have________to Marie's YouTube channel, but I don't really like her videos.
I've just started my own business, so I need to ______ a new email account for it.
subscribed
set up
I really like this music. Who is the ________________ ?
The Moons of Saturn isn’t as good as his last sci-fi film, but Hadley Parker is still a great ________________
composer, director
This boat crosses Hong Kong harbour about twenty times a day.
3 It took us a long time to sail around the island because the wind wasn’t very strong.
ferry
yacht
Two years later her grandmother ____ ____ and my mother__________her house in France. She decided to move back to France and ______her own business.
passed away, inherited, start
This organ pushes blood around your body.
These help you to move.
Your brain is inside this.
heart, muscles, skull
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs below and suitable prepositions.
arrest complain employ sit spend
1 That hotel used to ________________ my sister ___________ a receptionist.
2 It’s difficult to ________________ and work ___________ a computer all day.
3 Gracie ________________ £50 ___________ a new jacket yesterday.
1 employ, as
2 sit, at
3 spent, on
Complete the dialogue with the correct nouns and verbs. Some verbs are in the past simple tense
Did you go to the _ _ _ on Saturday night?
Yes, I did. I love the band, and they ___ _ really well. Anyway, what about you?
I visited an art _____ on Saturday. My uncle is a sculptor and he _ _____ some amazing animals out of wood for the show.
concert, performed, carved
The nearest station is under this square. Go down those steps.
Hey, stop! You must wear a helmet when you ride that.
We were 1,000 m above the ground, but it was very quiet until we began to burn more fuel.
underground
motorbike
hot-air balloon
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word stems in brackets.
1 Sam is really __________________ (irritate) sometimes. He really annoys me.
2 Be careful at all times when you work with these big machines. __________________ (safe) is very important in our factory.
3 Stacey’s parents give her a lot of __________________ (free). She can stay out late, and invite people to her house.
4 My grandmother is very __________________ (depend) on us now. She’s ill, so she needs a lot of help.
1 irritating
2 Safety
3 freedom
4 dependant
1 This is a room under the roof of a house.
2 This small road goes from the street to the front of your house.
3 There are no stairs in this house.
4 This is a very big house, with no houses next to it.
attic, drive, bungalow, mansion
My brother loves meeting people-he's very _________ and he can be very ________if plans change at the last minute.
She's ________.-she designs her own clothes-but she's also quite _________Once she has an idea, she won't change it.
You are really _______ and always help other people.
She's is not very _______when other people have problems
sociable, flexible
creative, stubborn
thoughtful
sympathetic
This song has got a really good ____, but I don’t like the words.
Mozart is probably the most famous _____ composer of all time.
My sister really likes ______ music. Her favourite singers are 50 Cent, Eminem and Tupac Shakur.
We don’t understand any of the _____ because they’re in German, but it’s a nice song.
tune, classical, hip-hop, lyrics
1. You can't go past the _____ _______ if you haven't got a ticket.
2. You have to wait at a ___ ____ when a train is passing.
3. We can pick up a taxi from the ____ ______.
4. We went through passport comtrol, picked up our luggage and walked out into the _____ _____.
ticket barrier
level crossing
taxi rank
arrivals hall
Complete the sentences with the nouns and adjectives below. There are two extra words or phrases.
air-conditioned football pitch soundproof state-of-the-art tower block weights room 25-metre
1 At the end of the match, some Manchester United fans ran onto the __________________ .
2 This cinema is very modern. We use __________________ equipment.
3 There are twenty apartments in this __________________ .
4 They can’t hear you inside the recording studio because it’s got __________________ walls.
5 Our hotel had a very nice __________________ swimming pool.
1 football pitch
2 state-of-the-art
3 tower block
4 soundproof
5 25-metre
Complete the sentences with compound nouns made from the words below, paying attention to the spelling. There is one extra word.
dining front housing rain rubbish studio
1 When we throw things away and don’t recycle them, they go to a ________________
2 Kelly lives in a ________________ so it’s very small. It’s got a kitchen, a bathroom and a living room with a sofa bed.
3 This big, green container collects ________________ so I can use it for washing and other things later.
4 We live on a big ________________ in Manchester, and all of the houses look the same.
5 We sat around Grandma’s big ________________ with all of our family, and ate our dinner.
1 rubbish dump
2 studio flat
3 rain water
4 housing estate
5 dining table
Complete the sentences with appropriate nouns. Change the noun into an adjective where necessary.
1 Stop laughing for a moment and listen to me. I’m trying to be ________________ .
2 Auntie Fran is very ________________ to me. She often buys me things.
3 Don’t lie to us, Carol. ________________ is important.
4 Sam doesn’t mind waiting for people. He’s got a lot of ________________ .
5 The boys in Dominic’s band are all very ________________ . They want to be rich and famous.
serious, generous, honesty, patience, ambitious
1 Kelly wasn’t at home when I called, so we ________________ her a message.
2 When Mum is travelling for her job, she often phones the office and ________________ her voicemail.
3 Jake went into a shop and ________________ the credit on his mobile.
4 I ________________ my phone last night, so the battery is very low.
5 I’m going to ________________ you on the loudspeaker, so everyone can hear what you’re saying.
left, listens to, topped up, didn't recharge, put
1 We went to the __________ to get something to eat during the train journey
2 Every day, you stop in a different harbour. And the entertainment on the boat is great, too. ___________
3 Flight BA020 to Beijing leaves London at 4.20 p.m. and arrives at 10.20 a.m. the next day. ___________
4 They go along the street, like a train. You can buy tickets from the driver. ___________
5 Sit behind me and hold onto me. We’re going to go quite fast
buffet car, cruise ship, aircraft, tram, scooter