Unit 1
divorced - extended - one-parent - only child - twin
1 I haven’t got any brothers or sisters, but I quite like being an ____________.
2 My cousin’s marriage ended, so she’s ____________ now and wants to stay single.
3 My dad died when I was three, so I grew up in a ____________ family with my mum.
4 Marie is my ____________ sister – but I’m 45 minutes older than her.
5 Most of my ____________ family – my aunts, cousins and brother in law – live in New Zealand
1 only child 2 divorced 3 one-parent 4 twin 5 extended
1 Someone stole/broke into my car and took my phone which was on the front seat.
2 It is legal/illegal to steal information from other people’s computers.
3 A murderer is someone who steals/kills someone else.
4 A hacker/mugger attacks people in the street and steals their money.
5 The men who did the bank theft/robbery took £5,000,000 in cash.
1 broke 2 illegal 3 kills 4 mugger 5 robbery
1 I learned Japan/Japanese when I was living in Tokyo.
2 How many times has Argentinian/Argentina won the World Cup?
3 Next year, we’re going to go to Turkey/Turkish for our summer holiday.
4 I got quite good at Thai/Thailand when I was living in Bangkok.
5 I’d love to visit Russia/Russian in the winter when it’s really cold
1 Japanese 2 Argentina 3 Turkey 4 Thai 5 Russia
1 the bit between your hand and the lower part of your arm ____________
2 the bit between the lower part of your arm and the upper part of your arm ____________
3 the bit between the top part of your arm and your body ____________
4 the bit between the top part of your leg and the lower part of your leg ____________
5 the bit between the lower part of your leg and your foot ____________
A ankle B shoulder C knee D elbow E wrist
1 E 2 D 3 B 4 C 5 A
channel - contestants - episode - mobile device - season
Annabelle: Did you watch last night’s (a) __________ of Dancing on Ice?
Michael: No, I’m not sure I know that programme, what’s it about?
Annabelle: It’s a dancing competition where celebrities are the (b) __________, and they dance with professional ice skaters in a competition. It’s really exciting! Next week is the final and the public can vote on the winners by phone, tablet or any (c) __________.
Michael: Sounds good, I’ll have to watch it; what (d) __________ is it on?
Annabelle: It’s on ITV. I’ve watched it for years and this is the 12th (e) __________!
a episode b contestants c mobile device d channel e season
Write the noun form of the words below.
1 improve ____________
2 connect ____________
3 enjoy ____________
4 confident ____________
5 explain ____________
1 improvement 2 connection 3 enjoyment 4 confidence 5 explanation
Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box and the correct form of used to.
cook - drink - live - not have - not read
1 We ________________________ in Australia, but we moved to England two years ago.
2 We ________________________ a very good Internet connection, but we’ve got cable now.
3 What ________________________ when you were a student? I liked to make pasta dishes.
4 John ________________________ much, but now he reads two books a week.
5 I ________________________ a lot of coffee, but I prefer tea now
1 used to live 2 didn’t use to have 3 did you use to cook 4 didn’t use to read 5 used to drink
1 We’ve got to write an ____________ about saving the environment.
A essay B exercise C exam
2 Look, you can use your phone to ____________ things into French.
A revise B translate C memorise
3 My sister wants to ____________ Modern Languages at university.
A practise B revise C study
4 I’m not worried about mistakes, and I think ____________ is more important than accuracy.
A fluency B practice C translation
5 Sarah worked hard and passed the end of term ____________.
A exercise B memorisation C exam
1 A 2 B 3 C 4 A 5 C
Complete the sentences with the present perfect form of the verbs given.
1 You don’t need to worry about calling John. (I / already / phone) ________________________ him.
2 Jane was here at the party a minute ago, but I think (she / just / leave) ________________________.
3 I’d love to see the new Idris Elba movie. (I / not see / yet) ________________________.
4 I’m afraid there isn’t any pasta left. (I / just eat) ________________________ it.
5 Can I have more time for my project? (I / not finish / it / yet) ________________________.
6 (I / already / do) ________________________ my homework. It only took ten minutes
1 I have already phoned 2 she has just left. 3 I haven’t seen it yet. 4 I have just eaten 5 I haven’t finished it yet. 6 I have already done
1 What do you think of that judge on the talent show? I don’t like him. I think he’s really __________.
A annoying B original C funny
2 I love watching documentaries on TV, they’re really __________ and I learn new things.
A awful B scary C informative
3 He’s not keen on action films, they can be __________ and he doesn’t like watching people fight.
A violent B inspiring C funny
4 He found the film’s ending quite __________ and nearly cried when the friends met up again.
A informative B moving C annoying
5 We watched a film last night, but the story was quite __________ and we nearly fell asleep!
A entertaining B brilliant C dull
1 A 2 C 3 A 4 B 5 C
Complete the sentences. Put the verbs given into the present simple or present continuous.
1 Can you be quiet? I (try) ______________ to do my homework.
2 My aunt’s come to stay with us for a week, so I (share) ______________ a room with my brother.
3 Sorry, sir, can you say that again? I (not/understand) ______________ what we have to do.
4 I’ve talked to my dad about me doing German, and he (think) ______________ it’s a good idea.
5 My dad brought me in this morning, but it’s usually my mum who (drive) ______________ me to school.
6 Emma sometimes worries about her school work, but she (seem) ______________ fine at the moment.
1 am trying 2 am sharing 3 don’t understand 4 thinks 5 drives 6 seems
Who is talking? Match the sentences to the criminals in the box.
arsonist - burglar - kidnapper - shoplifter - vandal
1 ‘Shhh. They’re upstairs sleeping. Let’s see if there’s anything worth taking down here.’ ____________
2 ‘I’ve got that camera under my coat. Nobody saw me. Let’s get out of here and get away.’ ____________
3 ‘Look, nobody uses the old wooden hut in the field – let’s go and burn it down.’ ____________
4 ‘I have your son. Pay me $1,000,000 in Bitcoin by Thursday.’ ____________
5 ‘Hey, come on – let’s smash the windows on that factory and run away.’ ____________
1 burglar 2 shoplifter 3 arsonist 4 kidnapper 5 vanda
Complete the sentences with the negative form of the words given.
1 You can’t just take something from a shop and not pay for it – that’s ____________. (legal)
2 I find all these ____________ verbs really difficult to learn. (regular)
3 I don’t like these shoes – they’re very ____________. (comfortable)
4 Nobody can stay underwater for five minutes – it’s ____________. (possible)
5 If you’re writing to a friend, it’s best to use ____________ words and phrases. (formal)
1 illegal 2 irregular 3 uncomfortable 4 impossible 5 informal
broken - injured - sore throat - temperature - virus
1 Tom: I’ve got a really ______________. Bob: I’ll get you some honey and lemon – that’ll make you feel better.
2 Amy: I’m feeling hot, then cold, then hot again. Sam: I’m not surprised – you’ve got a ______________ of 39.5.
3 Dan: How can we protect ourselves from the ______________? Lea: Wash your hands, wear a face mask, keep two metres apart.
4 Max: Have you got the results of the X-ray? Zac: Yes it’s good news – your ankle isn’t ______________, it’s just sprained.
5 Zoe: Will Bill be OK for the match tomorrow? Jon: No, I don’t think so. He ______________ his knee very badly last week.
1 sore throat 2 temperature 3 virus 4 broken 5 injured
Complete the sentences with the correct adjectives.
1 The drama was really __________ and she couldn’t stop watching it. (gripped/gripping)
2 The documentary about ocean life was __________; it had lots of interesting facts. (fascinated/fascinating)
3 He felt __________ when the aliens appeared in the science-fiction series. (frightened/frightening)
4 When they revealed who the winner of the talent show was, the audience were __________. (surprised/surprising)
5 I find watching the chefs prepare different dishes on television __________. (relaxed/relaxing)
1 gripping 2 fascinating 3 frightened 4 surprised 5 relaxing
Complete the sentences with the verbs given. Put one verb in the present simple and the other verb in the present continuous.
1 I’m really sorry, but I ____________ (not understand) what you ____________ (say). Can you speak a bit more slowly?
2 Oh look – it ____________ (snow)! I ____________ (love) it when it’s cold like this.
3 I ____________ (know) John’s on holiday because he phoned me yesterday. He ____________ (have) a lovely time.
1 don’t understand, are saying 2 is snowing, love 3 know, is having
Complete the sentences using the verbs given. Use the simple past for one verb and the past continuous for the other verb.
1 ‘________________________ (you / have) a bath or something when I ________________________ (ring)? You didn’t answer.’
2 My mum and dad ________________________ (meet) when they ________________________ (teach) in the same summer school.
3 The police ________________________ (stop) me even though I ________________________ (not drive) too fast or anything.
4 The teacher ________________________ (tell) the class to be quiet because they ________________________ (make) too much noise
1 Were you having, rang 2 met, were teaching 3 stopped, wasn’t driving 4 told, were making
Choose the correct alternative.
1 My cousin has lovely long blonde hair/hairs.
2 Can you get me a bar of chocolate/chocolates when you go to the shop?
3 Mum’s watching TV. The news is/are on if you’re interested.
4 If there’s a strawberry yoghurt/strawberry yoghurt in the fridge, could you bring me one?
5 It takes time/a time to learn to play the piano well.
6 Thanks for the advice you gave me – it was/they were very useful.
7 Could we have two coffee/coffees, please
1 hair 2 chocolate 3 is 4 a strawberry yoghurt 5 time 6 it was 7 coffees
Complete the sentences with for or since.
1 I’m a bit worried about Jane. I haven’t heard from her ____________ last week.
2 My sister’s doing engineering at university. She’s been there ____________ two years.
3 My dad has worked for the bank ____________ fifteen years.
4 Don’t worry, you’re not too late. I’ve only been here ____________ ten minutes.
5 I’ve had this phone ____________ ages. I think I need a new one.
6 Dave’s my oldest friend. I have known him ____________ we were five
1 since 2 for 3 for 4 for 5 for 6 since
Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives given.
1 Spaghetti is ________________ (thin) than some other types of pasta.
2 In my opinion, beach holidays are ________________ (good) than mountain holidays.
3 Basketball is ________________ (popular) in the US than soccer.
4 Facebook is the ________________ (big) international social media company.
5 That’s the ________________ (funny) cat video I’ve seen. 6 It’s the ________________ (bad) TV series I’ve watched; it was really boring.
1 thinner 2 better 3 more popular 4 biggest 5 funniest 6 worst
Choose the correct alternative.
1 Our teacher went to Buckingham Palace and met Queen/the Queen.
2 Sue’s a vegetarian, and she doesn’t even eat fish/the fish.
3 My dad’s engineer/an engineer. What does your dad do?
4 Jane gave me some milk to drink, but I dropped it and a glass/the glass broke.
5 Have you got a/an iPhone?
6 Would you like to go out for a coffee/the coffee sometime?
7 I don’t really like oranges/the oranges, or any kind of fruit, really
1 the Queen 2 fish 3 an engineer 4 the glass 5 an 6 a coffee 7 oranges
Choose the correct word to complete the sentences. 1 We didn’t know what to do, but then Amy came ____________ with a brilliant idea.
A down B up C across
2 If Peter finds ____________ that I’m talking to you, he’s going to be very angry.
A up B across C out
3 I ____________ across a really interesting book in the library. A came B looked C found
4 The police are ____________ for a tall, thin man in his 20s with dark hair.
A looking B finding C turning
5 I can’t find my bank card anywhere, but I expect it’ll turn ____________ some time.
A in B up C out
1 B 2 C 3 A 4 A 5 B
a few - any - many - much - some - very little
1 It doesn’t usually take me ____________ time to finish my homework.
2 We moved here last month, so we only know ____________ people.
3 We didn’t have ____________ fruit at all, but there was lots of cake.
4 I spent far too much on holiday, and afterwards, I had ____________ money left.
5 We need ____________ bread – can you go to the shop for me?
6 The party was nice but quiet; there weren’t ____________ people there.
1 much 2 a few 3 any 4 very little 5 some 6 many
Alice: Hi Mary, how’s things?
Mary: I’m good thanks. Actually more than good. I (a) just had/have just had a really great piece of news.
Alice: Why, what (b) happened/has happened?
Mary: Well, a couple of months ago, I (c) applied/ have applied to do a holiday job on a farm in Montana, and they (d) just offered/have just offered me the job! I had an email from them yesterday.
Alice: That’s amazing.
Mary: Now I’m sort of nervous because I’ve got to organise things like plane tickets and visas and things. I (e) never did/have never done anything like that before. And I don’t really know anything about America. (f) Did you ever go/Have you ever been there?
Alice: No, not yet – but I’m hoping to. You remember my cousin Emily?
Mary: Oh yes, of course. She’s lived in America (g) for/since years, hasn’t she?
Alice: Yes, that’s right
a have just had
b has happened
c applied
d have just offered
e have never done
f Have you ever been
g for
Write sentences with a similar meaning to the first sentence.
Use so or such.
1 His friend is so nice. He’s a nice person. - His friend is __________.
2 It’s so cold today, I need my jacket. - It’s __________ that I need my jacket.
3 I thought it was such a frightening film. - I was __________ when I watched the film.
4 She’s having such a busy day today. - She’s __________.
5 He was so bored with the TV show, he fell asleep! - It was __________ that he fell asleep!
6 That was such an interesting story! - I love that story, it’s __________!
1 such a nice person
2 such a cold day today
3 so frightened
4 so busy today
5 such a boring TV show
6 so interesting