Module 1

Vocabulary

Countries & Nationalities

A Fill in the crossword with the nationalities.

1
A
2
R
3
G
4
E
5
N
6
T
7
I
8
N
9
I
10
A
11
N

1 the USA 4 France 7 Peru 10 Germany

2 Brazil 5 England 8 Russia 11 Spain
3 Portugal 6 Italy 9 Ireland

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Sports & Hobbies

B Complete the sentences with the hobbies you see in the pictures.

1 Bobs favourite hobby is c........................................ .

2 Lauras favourite hobby is p........................................ .

3 Mikes favourite hobby is p .............................................. .

4 Kates favourite hobby is h .................... r........................ .

5 Marks favourite hobby is p.................... m...................... .

6 Lisas favourite hobby is r........................ b........................ .

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Jobs

C Write the jobs.

1 Hi! Im Mary and Im a v.

2 Hello! My name is Peter and Im a f f

3 Hi! My name is Matt and Im an a

4 Im Kate, Im 32 and Im an a

5 My name is Carmen. Im an a

6 Hello! Im John and Im an e

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Appearance

D Complete the spidergrams with words from the list.

middle-aged short leg curly dark chin straight old arm fat mouth
beard of medium height slim young hand nose lips grey well-built
feet wavy plump teeth tall tongue eye

hair

face
height

age weight

body

E Write the opposites.

1 dark hair ................................ 5 young ................................

2 small eyes ................................ 6 short hair ................................
3 short ................................ 7 big nose ................................
4 curly hair ................................ 8 thin lips ................................

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Sports

F Label the pictures.

1 m. a.. 2 s

3 c 4 p... v..

5 f. 6 t..

7 h 8 b

9 s 10 g.

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G Fill in: medals, awards, club, hero, record, players, athletes, dream.

1 Lionel Messi is one of the most famous football ............................ in the world.
2 He has got three Olympic ............................ .
3 Yelena Isinbayena is one of the best Russian ............................ .
4 My ............................ is to become a famous basketball player.
5 Im in the school tennis ............................ .
6 Peter is the winner of many ............................ .
7 Yelena Isinbayeva is my ............................ . She is the best pole vaulter in Russia.
8 Hes got the world ............................ in cycling.

Prepositions

H Choose the best answer.

1 New Years Day is ......... 1st January. 5 They are all pilots except ......... James.
A on B in C at A of B for C with

2 Hes very good ......... Maths. 6 Ive got a tennis lesson ......... Thursday.
A with B at C in A in B on C at

3 The Dayak women are famous ......... their 7 Coelhos stories are full ......... magic.
heavy earrings. A of B with C in
A of B with C for
8 The Union Flag is ......... display on
4 My birthday is ......... March. Commonwealth Day.
A in B at C on A for B in C on

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Grammar

A Fill in the gaps with am/m, is/s, are/re or are not/arent.

Hi!
My name 1) .................. Jane and I 2) .................. from Manchester, England. I 3) .................. 17
years old. My brothers name 4) .................. Scott. We 5) .................. twins. We 6) .................. tall
and slim and we both have brown eyes and dark hair. My favourite sport 7) .................. tennis.
My brothers dream 8) .................. to become a famous footballer. His favourite football team
9) ........... Arsenal. 10) .................. you keen on sports? Write back soon.
Love,
Jane

Hi Bob,
My name 11) .................. Giuseppe. I 12) .................. 18 and Ive got a brother too! We 13) ..........
from Italy. We 14) .................. very keen on sports, but we 15) .................. very good at art. My
father 16) .................. a painter and my mother 17) .................. a sculptor. I 18) .................. very
good at playing the guitar and my brother 19) .................. a talented photographer. I 20) ...............
very busy at the moment rehearsing for the end-of-the-year concert. Keep in touch.
Yours,
Giuseppe

B Replace the word in bold with the correct pronoun.

1 Pedro is from Portugal. .........................

2 My father and I have fair hair. .........................
3 Steve and Peter are fire fighters. .........................
4 Anna is new at school. .........................
5 The blue bag is your bag. .........................
6 This is my ball. The ball is mine. .........................
7 Look at this dog. Its like Tinas dog! .........................

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C Choose the correct word.

1 Her/Hers name is Olga and she/her is from 6 Can I/me talk to you?
Russia. 7 Their/Theirs house is big. Its/Theyre
2 I/He have a dog. Hers/Its name is Sally. not small.
3 William and I are 13. Our/Were twins. 8 She/Her has a new bike. The new bike
Our/Their favourite teacher is Mr Simmons. is her/hers.
4 I have a new camera. The new camera is 9 Are they/their British? Yes.
my/mine. 10 Im Sandra and his/he is my friend.
5 How old are they/their? Theyre/Their 12. His/He name is Mike.

D Fill in the gaps with have/ve, has/s, have not/havent or has not/hasnt.

1 I ................... got dark hair and brown eyes.
2 ................... he got a black car?
3 ................... they got two daughters? No,
they ................... .
4 George ................... got a brother. He has
got a sister.
5 ............... she got a dog? Yes, she
............... .
6 Julie ................... got beautiful fair hair.
7 Tina and John ................... got a big
house in France.
8 ............... you got a brother? Yes, I
............... .

E Complete the sentences with the adjectives in the comparative or the

superlative form.

1 Michael Phelps is ....................................... 5 Pygmies are .............................. (short)

(successful) swimmer in the world.
2 Isnt he .............................. (good) student
in his class?
3 Shes .............................. (tall) than her
sister.
4 She is one of ................................................
(beautiful) models in history.
people in the world.
6 Their house is .............................. (big)
than ours.
7 The Massai are one of ............................
(old) tribes in Africa.
8 The Taj Mahal is one of ..........................
...................... (popular) landmarks in
India.

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F Write what Mark can or cant do.

0 1 2

3 4 5

6 7 8

eg. Mark cant dive.

1 Mark ...................................................... . 5 Mark ...................................................... .
2 Mark ...................................................... . 6 Mark ...................................................... .
3 Mark ....................................................... . 7 Mark ...................................................... .
4 Mark ....................................................... . 8 Mark ...................................................... .

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G Fill in the gaps with where, what, how, who, which or how old.

1 ........................ is your grandma? Shes 93. 4 .........................s this? Its a book.

2 ........................ is it going? Not bad, thanks. 5 .........................s Jos from? Peru.
3 ........................ is your favourite colour: red 6 .........................s he? James.
or green? Red.

H Choose the best answer.

1 ........... he Argentinian? No, hes Brazilian. 6 ........... she dance? Yes.

A Is B Has C Was A Has B Can C Is

2 Georgia and Christine ........... sisters. 7 ........... month is longer: January or

A isnt B arent C havent February?
A Which B What C Who
3 Carlos and I ........... friends.
A are B am C is 8 It isnt your turn. Its ........... .
A her B hers C him
4 The Emerald Buddha is ........... Thailand.
A in B at C on 9 They ........... got a sister. Her name is
Mary.
5 She is the ........... successful athlete in the
A havent B have C are
world.
A most B more C many 10 She is ........... than her brother.
A smarter B smartest C smart

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Reading

Read the text and mark the sentences T (true) or F (false) or DS (doesnt say).

The Wura of Brazil

The Wura is a tribe in Central Brazil. They are in one of the thickest areas of the
Amazon Rainforest. They have got their own language and their own way of life.
The Wura are very short and have got straight, black hair. The men have got faces
with black patterns on and the women have got red patterns on their bodies. The Wura are
famous for their necklaces and bracelets. There are many different colours to choose from -
red, yellow and black are the most popular. The paint on their bodies and jewellery are a sign
of beauty and wealth.
They havent got TVs or electronic games. So, what sports and hobbies are there?
First of all, the Upper Xingu River is the best place to catch fish, which the Wura are very
good at. On special days of the year, there are dances and music to celebrate. Also, Brazil is
famous for its beautiful pottery and the best pottery in the area is from the Wura tribe.

1 The tribe are far away from Brazils cities. .

2 Children have paint on their bodies. .
3 There are many people in the tribe. .
4 There are no fish in the Upper Xingu River. .
5 They are very good at pottery. .

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Listening

Listen to a dialogue between a student and a receptionist and complete the

gaps (1-5).

First Name: 0 Antonio

Surname: 1
Address: 2
Telephone Number: 3
Nationality: 4
Class: 5

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