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Units 12

Complete the description of Hannah, and her family and friends. Use the words from the box.
Hannah

m (am) / m not (am not)

s (is) / isnt (is not)

re (are) / arent (are not)

Hannah. I (2) m not British. I (3)

from Canada. My favourite
basketball, but I (5)
a good player because I (6)
very tall.
my brother, Josh. He (8)
interested in sport. He thinks it
(9)
boring.
our friends. They (11)
at work today because its a
Mark and Steffi (10)
Steffis birthday today she (13)
18 years old.
holiday. It (12)

Hello, I (1)
sport (4)
This (7)

Write what Hannah says about her father.

Thats my father.
(Steve)
(45 years old)
(engineer)
(interested in cars)
(not at work today sick)

Rose works for a magazine. She is asking a woman some questions about herself. Complete the
questions.

rose
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

camila

Whats your
old

name?
from?
?
eyes?
job?
afraid of?
favourite actor?
here?

Thank you for answering my questions.

Camila Ramirez.
Spain.
20.
Brown.
Im a student.
Snakes and spiders.
Javier Bardem.
Because I want to visit your country.
Youre welcome.

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Units 12

Look at the words in the boxes and answer the questions. Write two sentences, one positive and
one negative.
1 Which of these buildings is old?
The Acropolis in Athens

The Burj Khalifa in Dubai

The Acropolis in Athens is old.

The Burj Khalifa in Dubai isnt old.

2 Which of these countries are islands?

Cuba

Scotland

Iceland

Russia

Cuba and Iceland are islands.

Scotland and

3 Which of these animals are big?

elephants

whales

cats

4 Which of these vegetables are green?

carrots

onions

peas

5 Which of these is expensive?

gold

milk

icecream

6 Which of these interests you?

politics

music

sport

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Look at the photo of a family group. Read the answers

first, then write the questions about the people.
you:
haruki:
you:
haruki:
you:
haruki:
you:
haruki:
you:
haruki:
you:
haruki:
you:
haruki:
you:
haruki:

Units 12

(1)

Whos that man

Thats my father. Hes a dentist.

?

(2)

Hes 58.
(3)
that
Yes, it is. Shes a teacher.

mother?
?

(4)

Thats my sister, Yuko.

?

(5)

Shes 30.
your brother?

(6)

No, its Yukos husband.

?

(7)

Hiroshi.
their children?

(8)

Yes. Thats Miyuki and Kenji.

Write sentences using the words from the box. Include some questions (Where is ?,
Are your parents ? etc.). Use each word at least once.
18
Jims book
old

I
am/am not
Italian

is/isnt
an engineer
at work

your parents
Anna
are/arent

expensive
where
how

Anna isnt Italian.

Where is Jims book?

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Units 34,
Appendix 5

(present continuous)
6

How do you spell it? Write the continuous form (ing) of these verbs in the correct list.
arrive begin come cry dance decide die dig forget have help laugh
lie live make play put rob start stop swim tie wear win work write
+ ing
crying

n nn, t tt, etc.

beginning

e ing
arriving

listen

ie ying
dying

Complete the postcard with the correct form of the present continuous (is/are + ing).
Sometimes the verb is negative (isnt/arent + ing).

a and the sun

Well, here we are in Jamaic
(shine).
is shining
(1)
(lie) on the beach and
I (2)
.
(watch) people in the sea
(3)
(swim) but
Most of them (4)
(swim)
one or two of them (5)
(stand) in the water
they (6)
(watch) the little
and (7)
up of people
fish around their feet. A gro
(play) volleyball

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30.5.2

(8)

hot, so Julia
on the beach, The sun is very
(lie) with me on the beach
(9)
(sit) under a tree.
she (10)
(wear) a big sun
She (11)
(eat) a piece of
hat and (12)
! See you in ten days.
watermelon. Its a great life
Love, Josie.

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Units 34, Appendix 5

Look at the picture and the description. Correct the mistakes in the description.
angie

steve
barney

ben

eric

jo

Angie is reading a book. The boys, Ben and Eric, are playing with a ball. They are both wearing sunglasses.
Steve is cooking chicken. Hes laughing because the smoke is getting in his eyes. Jo is standing with her
father and is listening to music on her smartphone. She is eating an orange. Barney, the dog, is lying on
the grass asleep.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Angie isnt reading a book. Shes reading a newspaper.

Ben and Eric
They
Steve
Jo
Barney, the dog,

You are talking to your friend, Olivia, on the phone. Ask questions to find out what she and her
family are doing.

you
1
2
3
4
5

Where are you?

What are you doing

olivia
(do)?
(sit)?
(laugh)?
(watch)?
(enjoy) it?

Wheres Pete?
(cook) dinner?
(talk) to?

6
7
And where are your parents?

(talk) to James?
(make)?

8
9

10

In the sitting room.

Im talking to you!
On the floor.
Because theres a funny man on TV.
A comedy programme.
Yes, I am, but Im listening to you too.
In the kitchen.
No, hes talking to someone.
His friend, James.
In the kitchen too.
No, theyre making dinner,
My mum is cooking fish and my dad
is cutting the bread.

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(present simple)
10

Sam and Marisa have very different lives. Read about Sam. Then complete the sentences about
Marisa. Use the present simple, negative and then positive.
Sam gets up early.

He drives a car.

He works in an office.

(1)

(2)

Marisa doesnt get up early.

She stays in bed until 10 oclock. (stay)
She
She

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10
2
9
3
8
4
7 6 5

a bike. (ride)

(3)

at home. (stay)
He has lunch in a caf.

(4)

lunch for her friends at home. (make)

He likes cats.

(5)

dogs. (prefer)
He plays computer
games.

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(6)

TV. (watch)

Complete the description of London. Use the present simple.

London, the capital city of the UK,

(1)

has

(have) a population of over eight

million. Its a 24hour city. Some people say the city

never (2)

(sleep), so its an exciting

place to visit.
There are many things for tourists to see and do in
London The London Eye, for example. The London
Eye is a big wheel. It (3)
capsules and each one (4)
25 people. The wheel (5)
move) very fast a ride (6)
minutes. A ticket (7)
for adults. You (8)

(have) 32
(hold)
(not
(take) 30
(cost) 19.95
(not pay) for

children under 4 years old. It is better to book your

tickets before if you (9)

(not want) to

wait for hours. The London Eye (10)

(not work) late at night, but it is open every day usually
until 8.30 pm.

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There are mistakes in nine of these sentences. Correct the sentences where necessary. Write OK if
the sentence is already correct.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

13

Units 57

David take the bus to work.

Go you to the office every day?
My car dont work when it is cold.
What time the film starts?
How many eggs you want for breakfast?
Does the 9.30 train stop at every station?
What does do your father?
I not write many letters. I usually use email.
What Sue usually have for lunch?
How much do these apples cost?
Charlie play tennis, but he doesnt enjoy it.

David takes the bus to work.

Complete the text with the words from the box.

gives them breakfast
wakes the children up

6 oclock
10 oclock

many times
very tired

St Johns Hospital
20 children

bus
a nurse

and I work at (2)

My name is Jennie. Im (1) a nurse
.
and finish early at
I look after sick children at night. I start work at (3)
(4)
in the morning. I go to work by (5)
, but I come home
in my section. I look at the
in the morning by taxi because Im tired. I have (6)
during the night. Sometimes I sit and talk to a child. The children
children (7)
.
sleep most of the time. At 6 oclock the day nurse arrives and (8)
at 7 oclock. I go home and go to bed at 8 oclock. I usually feel
She (9)
(10)
.
You are asking Jennie about her job. Use the information in the text to complete
the questions.

11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

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What do you do

Where
What time
What time
How
How many
How often
When
What
How

?
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
at 7 oclock?
when you go home?

Jennie

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Units 57

Sophie is in the city centre. An interviewer is asking her some questions about the local cinema.
Read Sophies answers first, then write the interviewers questions.
interviewer:
sophie:
interviewer:
sophie:
interviewer:
sophie:
interviewer:
sophie:
interviewer:
sophie:
interviewer:
sophie:

(1)

How often do you go to the cinema

Usually once a week.

alone?

(2)

No, with a friend.

there?

(3)

I walk because I live nearby.

?

(4)

8.00.
?

(5)

At the back of the cinema.

?

(6)

All kinds of films, especially adventure and

science fiction.

interviewer: (7)
sophie:
My favourite is The Hunger Games.
interviewer: (8)
anything icecream, for example?
sophie:
No, I dont, but I usually have a cola.
interviewer: Thank you for answering my questions.
sophie:
Youre welcome.

film?

Now use Sophies answers to complete this paragraph.

to the cinema once a week with a friend. She (10)
Sophie usually (9) goes
nearby. The ticket (12)
8.00 and she
to the cinema because she (11)
(13)
at the back of the cinema. She (14)
all kinds of films, especially
The Hunger Games. She
adventure and science fiction. Her favourite film (15)
(16)
anything, but she usually (17)
a cola.
What about you? Do you go to the cinema? Write a short paragraph like the one above.

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Units 8

(present continuous and present simple)

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Which is right?

From: Maggie Tait

To: Stefan Richter
Subject: Im bored
Hi, Stefan
(1) It rains / Its raining, so (2) I write / Im writing to you. (3) Im hating / I hate rain! (4) Do you
remember / Are you remembering Lorenzo, my cat? At the moment, (5) he lies / hes lying on the oor
and (6) keeps / keeping my feet warm. Hes really old now, and every day (7) hes sleeping / he sleeps
for hours. One good thing (8) he doesnt catch / he isnt catching birds any more hes too slow.

My mum and dad (9) watch / are watching an old black and white lm on TV. (10) Theyre liking /
They like the old Buster Keaton comedies. (11) They dont laugh / They arent laughing very much,
so maybe this one isnt funny.
Oh, guess what? Ive got a job. Every Saturday (12) I work / Im working from 9 am to 5 pm in a
supermarket. Its an OK job, but (13) I dont want / Im not wanting to stay there forever.
What (14) do you do / are you doing at the moment? I think (15) you sit / youre sitting in your garden
and (16) the sun shines / the suns shining and let me know!
Love, Maggie

16

Read about what John does before breakfast every day and what he is doing now.
Every day John gets up at 6.30 am and goes for a run in the park. Then he has a shower. He gets dressed
and listens to the news on the radio. Then he goes downstairs and makes breakfast. At the moment
John is sitting in the kitchen and drinking a cup of tea. He is reading a travel magazine and thinking about
his holiday.
Now write two paragraphs about yourself. Use some of the words from the boxes, or some of the
words from Johns story, or think of your own ideas.

Write about four things you do before breakfast every day.

clean my teeth

do some exercise

read

check my emails

talk

Every day I

Write about four things youre doing now.

do

learn

listen to

look at

sit

write

At the moment I

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Unit 8

Look at the pictures. Write two questions for each picture. Use the present continuous of one verb
and the present simple of the other verb.
1 james:
ruth:
james:
ruth:

Where are you going

To my yoga class.
Do you enjoy

brian:
jeff:
brian:

When

? (do)
? (do)

usually
work? (finish)

At quarter past five.

now? (leave)
Why
Because I have a dentists appointment.

4 lucy:
paul:
lucy:
paul:

Joe
What
Texting his friends, I think.

5 beth:
anne:
beth:

the children
Because theyre late.

anne:

yoga? (enjoy)

Yes, I do.

2 boy:
What
woman: Im a photographer.
boy:
woman: Im checking the light.

3 jeff:

? (go)

? (do)
a lot? (text)

Yes, all the time.

? (run)

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10
2
9
3
8
4
7 6 5

they
school? (start)
At half past eight.

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