7 Appearances Extra Practice

7.1 Vocabulary
Appearances

1 * Read the sentences and choose the correct words. 3 *** Answer the questions about clothes.

boots coat hat jeans shirt skirt 1 What are you wearing now?

1 You wear this on your head: ......................... .................................................................................................................

2 You wear these on your feet: ......................... .................................................................................................................

3 An item of clothing for a girl or a woman: ......................... 2 What do you usually wear at weekends?

4 You put this on when you go outside: ......................... .................................................................................................................

5 You wear this on your upper body: ......................... .................................................................................................................

6 An informal pair of trousers: ......................... 3 What do you usually wear in the summer?

2 ** Complete the text with the correct words. .................................................................................................................

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cap dress jacket sandals shirt
4 What do you usually wear in the winter?
shorts socks trousers T-shirt
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My parents are at work today. They must wear formal clothes so my mum .................................................................................................................
is wearing a (1) ......................... and my dad is wearing a pair of grey
(2) ......................... , a white (3) ......................... and a black
(4) ......................... over it.
I’m not at school today. It’s hot and sunny so I’m not wearing trousers. I’m

wearing some (5) ......................... and a blue (6) ......................... . I’m also
wearing a (7) ......................... on my head and some (8) .........................
on my feet. They’re my favourite shoes. I’m not wearing any

(9) ......................... with them.

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7 Appearances Extra Practice
7.1 Grammar
Past simple: questions with be

1 * Match 1–6 to A–F. 3 *** Read the text and write questions using the words. Then answer
the questions.
1 Was it cold yesterday? …..A Yes, he was.
My grandma, Lilian, was born in Paris, France, in 1927. She was one of
2 Were you in bed at midnight? …..B No, we weren’t.
four children. They weren’t all girls. Two of them were boys, Alexandre
3 Were your parents teenagers in the 1980s? …..C No, it wasn’t.
and Émile. As a young woman, Lilian became interested in fashion. She
4 Was Linda next to you in the lesson? …..D Yes, I was.
always wore beautiful and elegant clothes. Some of them were from
5 Were you and Frank born here? …..E No, she wasn’t.
Christian Dior’s first collection of women’s clothes in 1947, New Look.
6 Was your brother with you? …..F Yes, they were.

1 Lilian / French?
2 ** Order the words to make questions. Then answer the questions.
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1 Monday / was / yesterday / it ?
2 she / an only child?
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2 your grandparents / famous / were ?
3 Alexandre and Émile / her cousins?
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3 born / was / in 1970 / your dad ?
4 Lilian’s clothes / beautiful and elegant?
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4 yesterday / you and your friends / in town / were ?
5 there / any Dior clothes in her wardrobe?
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5 was / born /your mum / in London ?
6 New Look / Dior’s first collection?
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6 you / for school / late / were ?
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7 Appearances Extra Practice
7.1 Grammar
Past simple: questions with be

4 **** Complete the dialogue with was, wasn’t, were or weren’t.

Mia Were there lots of good shops in London?

Stella Yes, there (1) ......................... . There (2) ......................... an
amazing one called Paper Dress.
Mia Really? (3) ......................... there all the latest fashions?
Stella No, there (4) ......................... . There (5) ......................... clothes
from the 1940s, 50s and 60s.
Mia (6) ......................... there a Dior dress?
Stella Yes, there (7) ......................... . And there (8) .........................
two things from Dior’s 1947 New Look collection.
Mia Amazing!

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7 Appearances Extra Practice
7.1 Grammar
Past simple: be

1 * Choose the correct option. 3 *** Complete the text with the affirmative or negative past simple
form of be.
1 It was / were sunny yesterday.
The fashion designer Christian Dior was born in 1905 in Granville, France.
2 I wasn’t / weren’t late for school.
He (1) ......................... one of five children. They (2) ......................... all
3 He was / were a fashion designer.
boys. Two of them (3) ......................... girls, Jacqueline and Ginette.
4 We wasn’t / weren’t at home.
Christian Dior (4) ......................... famous as a teenager. His first
5 They wasn’t / weren’t hungry.
collection of women’s clothes, New Look, (5) ......................... in 1947 at
6 You was / were born in 1999.
the age of 42. His dresses and jackets were beautiful and elegant. They
(6) ......................... baggy. Soon, Christian Dior (7) .........................
2 ** Complete the sentences with the affirmative or negative past
simple form of be. famous around the world.

1 Her shoes ......................... () strange.

2 My grandpa ......................... () a designer.
3 I ......................... () in bed at 11 p.m.
4 We ......................... () hungry.
5 The tortilla ......................... () delicious.
6 You ......................... () here yesterday.

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7 Appearances Extra Practice
7.2 Vocabulary
Appearances

1 * Complete the categories. 3 *** Write about the appearance of people in your family. Include:

blond beard green straight tall

hair (colour and style / type)
1 Hair colour: dark, ginger, ......................... eyes (colour and size)
body
2 Hair style / type: long, short, .........................
any special features
3 Eye colour: blue, brown, .........................
4 Body: short, fat, .........................
My uncle is tall and slim. He’s got ginger hair. It’s short and wavy. He’s got
5 Special features: moustache, freckles, .........................
freckles, but he hasn’t got a moustache.

2 ** Complete the text. ......................................................................................................................

bald beard blue curly fat glasses grey of average height
My grandpa has got some (1) ......................... , white hair on his head. He
isn’t completely (2) ......................... . He’s got some hair on his face too. It
isn’t a moustache, but it’s a (3) ......................... . In the past, it was brown,
but he’s very old now so it’s (4) ......................... . Grandpa isn’t tall or
short. He’s (5) ......................... and he’s a bit (6) ......................... . He was
slimmer when he was younger. Grandpa’s got big, (7) .........................
eyes, but he can’t see very well now so he wears (8) ......................... .
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Student’s Book 7.2 Unit 7 5

7 Appearances Extra Practice
7.2 Grammar
Past simple: regular verbs

1 * Complete the sentences. Use the affirmative or negative past
simple form of the verbs.
1 I ......................... (play) computer games last night.
2 They ......................... (study) for a long time yesterday.
4 exercise 4  / exercise 5  (they)
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5 5km  / 25km  (he)
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3 You ......................... (not want) any breakfast today. 6 Gina’s bag / Emma’s bag  (you)

4 She ......................... (describe) her house to me. .................................................................................................................

5 We ......................... (carry) all our books to school.

3 *** Write sentences about last night. Use the affirmative or negative
6 He ......................... (not help) me with my homework. form of the verbs.
watch a friend
I cook an instrument
2 ** Write affirmative and negative past simple sentences using the My parents phone the living room last night.
correct verb. (not)
My friend play to some music
carry clean complete cook listen play walk My brother / sister listen a film
tidy a meal

the drums  / the trumpet  (he)

He played the drums. He didn’t play the trumpet. My sister watched a film last night.

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1 to music  / to the radio  (I)
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2 breakfast  / dinner  (we)
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3 the bathroom  / her room  (she)
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