Grammar
1) Jake is taking / takes vitamins every day.
2) Clare buys a lot of takeaways, but I prefer / I’m preferring home-made food.
1) takes
2) I prefer
Choose the odd word out:
1) spicy jar fresh frozen
2) duck lamb chicken beans
3) cherry cabbage pepper cucumber
1) jar
2) beans
3) cherry
Match the words with the same sound.
train, boot, horse ------ raw, plate, fruit
train - plate,
boot - fruit,
horse - raw.
1) Do you watch / Are you watching the football match tomorrow night?
2) In the summer, we often cycle / we’re often cycling to work.
1) are you watching
2) we often cycle
Choose the odd word out:
4) grilled roast boiled raw
5) crab squid beef prawn
6) frozen low-fat tinned cook
4) raw
5) beef
6) cook
Match the words with the same sound.
bird, bull, computer --- cucumber, sugar, hard-working
bird - hard-working,
bull - sugar,
computer - cucumber
Complete the sentences with shall / going to / will or the present continuous.
A I ________ (go) into town this afternoon. ________ (I / go) to the supermarket on my way back?
B Yes, we need bread, milk and some fruit.
A OK. I ________ (get) all that, and some eggs, too.
’m going / ’m going to go
Shall I go
’ll get
Write the family word(s).
1 someone with no brothers or sisters ________
2 your brother’s / sister’s daughter ____________
3 your husband’s / wife’s brother ____________
4 your father’s new wife _______________
5 your brother’s / sister’s son __________
1 an only child
2 niece
3 brother-in-law
4 stepmother
5 nephew
Underline the stressed syllable.
1 re|be|llious
2 com|pe|ti|tive
3 cour|gette
4 mush|room
5 in|de|pen|dent
1 re|be|llious
2 com|pe|ti|tive
3 cour|gette
4 mush|room
5 in|de|pen|dent
Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1) We hardly ever ________ (eat) together as a family.
2) Hi, Beth. Sorry, I can’t talk right now. I ________ (drive).
1) eat
2) am driving
Complete the sentences with the correct word.
1 Sergio is so ________ for his age! He seems much older than 14.
competitive sensitive mature
2 Vicky can seem like a different person on different days – she’s very ________.
sensible moody mean
3 You should think about how other people feel instead of being so ________!
spoilt independent selfish
1 mature
2 moody
3 selfish
Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1) I know that Carlos ________ (hate) me! He never says anything nice to me.
2) I ________ (have) dinner with my younger brother at 8.00 tonight.
1) hates
2) am having
Complete the sentences with the correct word.
1 Natalia was very ________ tonight. Do you think she’s OK?
extroverted confident quiet
2 She’s just ________ because you got a higher score than her in the test yesterday.
ambitious spoilt jealous
3 Juan is always trying to pay for everything. He’s very ________.
generous honest sensitive
1 quiet
2 jealous
3 generous