Unit 6 Vocabulary

2 Match the definitions with the words in the box.

Transport
aeroplane
cruise ship
motorbike
1 Underline the correct options. sailing boat
train
tram

1 It’s a long vehicle and you catch it at a station.

I go to school by (1) ferry / car
because it’s too far to walk. My mum
usually drives me.
Last year, my parents gave me a
(2) scooter / helicopter. I love it! It’s
very quick – when there’s lots of
traffic, I can ride around the cars.
We went to the Greek islands on
holiday last year. We flew to Mykonos
and then we took a (3) ferry / bus
across the sea to Santorini. It was
beautiful!
You can use it for short or long journeys.
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2 It’s like a hotel in the middle of the sea. It travels
long distances and it stops in interesting places.
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3 It’s a small vehicle with two wheels. You ride on
it on the road. It can be noisy and dangerous.
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4 It’s very large and it’s got two wings. It’s often
the quickest way to travel to another country.
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5 It travels on rails but also on the road. Not all
cities have this form of transport.
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6 It travels on water. You use it for sport.
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Prepositions of movement
When I was young, I wanted to fly a
3 Complete the prepositions.
(4) car / helicopter. I travelled in one
for the first time last month. It was
really loud and scary. I’m not sure I
want to be a pilot any more!

1 u______ the hill 2 o______ the houses

My uncle is a long distance
(5) lorry / scooter driver. He delivers
products to factories and shops and
he drives hundreds of kilometres
every year.
3 u______ the bridge 4 a______ the road

I live in London and I travel to school

on the (6) scooter / underground.
It’s a boring journey because you
can’t see out of the window. But it’s
quicker than the (7) bus / lorry 5 a______ the fountain 6 t______ the jungle
because there’s always lots of traffic
in the morning.

7 d______ the hill 8 i______ the lift

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Unit 6 Grammar
Past continuous
1 Write sentences. Use the past continuous
affirmative and negative.
1 I / have / a party.
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2 We / not watch / TV / at nine o’clock.
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3 Jenny / swim / very well.
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4 Tim / not wear / a coat.
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5 Sam and Tina / write / emails.
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6 I / not make / a cup of tea.
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2 Rewrite the sentences in exercise 1 as
questions. Then complete the short answers.
1 _______________________ a party?
_________ , I _________ .
2 _______________________ TV at nine o’clock?
_________ , we _________ .
3 _______________________ very well?
_________ , she _________ .
4 _______________________ a coat?
_________ , he _________ .
5 _______________________ emails?
_________ , they _________ .
6 _______________________ a cup of tea?
_________ , I _________ .
3 Correct the mistakes in the past continuous
sentences. Change the bold words.
1 I was writting a letter when you phoned.
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2 Tom didn’t playing football last night.
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3 We wasn’t doing our homework at eight o’clock.
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4 You were talking on your mobile phone?
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5 Ed wasn’t siting down when the teacher arrived.
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Past simple and past continuous
4 Complete the sentences. Use the past
continuous of the verbs in the box.

do
not drive
not listen
wait
watch
1 We _________________ for a bus when it
started to rain.
2 I _________________ a DVD when the
TV broke.
3 I _________________ when the accident
happened.
4 They _________________ their homework
when I called.
5 I _________________ to the teacher when he
asked me a question.
5 Correct the mistakes. Change the bold words.
1 We were listening to the radio when we were
hearing our favourite song.
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2 Jake ate his lunch when he heard the fire alarm.
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3 Alicia walked to school when she got a text
message from Joshua.
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6 Complete the text. Use the past simple or the
past continuous.
It was only half past nine in the morning and Jack
(1) _________________ (have) a bad day. At half
past eight, he (2) _________________ (wake up)
late. Then someone (3) _________________
(phone) him when he (4) _________________
(have) a shower. He (5) _________________ (go)
to answer the phone but there were some clothes
on the floor and he (6) _________________ (fall)
over. Now he (7) _________________ (travel) to
hospital and his right arm (8) _________________
(be) broken.