Grammar unit 9

a, an, countables and uncountables Indefinite pronouns

1 Complete the text with a/an or . 4 Complete the sentences with the words in the
There are good sides and bad sides to living in box.

big cities. You can go to (1) _________ museum or anyone (x2) anything (x2) anywhere
watch (2) _________ artist painting in (3) __________ someone something (x2) somewhere
street. (4) _________ public transport is often very 1 The cupboard is empty. There isnt
good. You can walk in (5) _________ park or sit and _______________ in it.
watch people go by. However, (6) _________ crime 2 He went to the shops to buy _______________
can be (7) _________ problem. (8) _________ traffic for Kate.
causes (9) _________ pollution. (10) _________ noise 3 Whos got my pen? _______________ has taken it.
is another type of pollution. And, if people cant see 4 Its a secret. You mustnt tell _______________.
(11) _________ bin, they will often drop (12) _________ 5 I didnt get _______________ from Simon for my
litter on the ground. birthday.
6 Weve lost our dog. We cant find him
2 Write the underlined words in exercise 1 in the
correct column of the table. _______________.
7 Im really hungry! I need _______________ to eat.
Countable Uncountable
8 Does _______________ here know how to drive?
museum ________________ 9 Im looking for _______________ to go on holiday.
________________ ________________
________________ ________________
should and must
________________ ________________
5 Complete the sentences with should / shouldnt
________________ ________________
or must / mustnt.
________________ ________________

On a long flight in an aeroplane:

some, any, much, many, a lot of
You (1) _______________ put on your seatbelt when
3 Look at the shopping list. Then complete the
the plane takes off.
sentences with some, any, much, many or
a lot of. You (2) _______________ drink a lot of water.
You (3) _______________ try to sleep.
rice (3 kg) 2 apples
You (4) _______________ smoke.
vegetables (100 g) 4 oranges
You (5) _______________ do some exercise.
fish 4 bananas
crisps 10 bags cola You (6) _______________ drink alcohol.
salad (50 g) You (7) _______________ use your mobile phone.

Hes going to buy (1) _______________ rice and

(2) _______________ vegetables. He isnt going to
buy (3) _______________ fish but hes going to buy
(4) _______________ crisps. He isnt going to buy
(5) _______________ salad or (6) _______________
apples. Hes going to buy (7) _______________
oranges and bananas but he isnt going to buy
(8) _______________ cola.

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Vocabulary unit 9
Summary
Nouns on the street
bin crime graffiti litter noise open spaces park pollution public transport security camera
sign street light traffic vandalism youth club
Phrasal verbs: on the street
get off get on go into pick up put down put on run over slow down speed up stay out of
take off watch out

Nouns on the street Phrasal verbs: on the street

1 Choose the correct words.
1 I never drive in the city because of the litter /
traffic.
2 Jess is sixteen. She meets her friends at a
youth club / open space in the evenings.
3 I always drop my pollution / litter in a sign /
bin.
4 I like buses and trains so I use traffic /
public transport.
5 Some people like a security camera / graffiti
on their street because they think it stops
vandalism / noise.
2 Complete the sentences. Use the singular or
plural form of words from the summary.
1 Some people have a _______________
_______________ on their house to watch their
garden.
2 Lots of traffic on the streets makes a lot of
_______________. We need better _______________
_______________ so that people leave their cars
3 Complete the sentences with a verb from the
summary.
1 Its important to _____________ out of dangerous
buildings.
2 Bikes are difficult to see when you drive. You
must _____________ out for them.
3 Please _____________ up all those clothes.
4 _____________ on your coat if you go outside.
5 If you _____________ into the kitchen, will you
make a cup of coffee?
6 Youre driving very slowly. Please _____________
up.
7 _____________ off your bikes. You mustnt cycle
in the park.
8 Is that box heavy? _____________ it down here.
4 Complete the sentences. Use the present
continuous form of phrasal verbs from the
summary.
1 2

at home.
3 Young people need a place to go so there
should be more _______________
_______________. 3 4 5
4 Towns should have more _______________ so
people dont drop _______________ on the street.
5 New car engines are much quieter and this is
improving _______________ pollution.
Hes getting on a bus.
6 Many street lights are broken because of
1 He ________________________ litter.
_______________.
2 She ________________________ a house.
7 People shouldnt paint on walls. Its
3 She ________________________ her coat.
_______________, not art!
4 He ________________________ for children.
5 He ________________________ for sharks.

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