GRAMMAR
1 Underline the correct word(s).
Example: You won’t pass the exam unless / if you study harder.
1 After / Until we move into the house, we’re going to completely redecorate it.
2 Shall I take my shoes off unless / before I come in?
3 Hello, this is an important message for John. Please call me as soon as / if you get home.
4 Don’t eat anything now! Wait until / when dinner’s ready.
5 We won’t get to the station on time unless / if we don’t leave work early.
6 She won’t be able to go if / unless Bob takes her in his car, because she can’t drive.
7 Antonio will call us as soon as / until his plane lands.
8 You’ll keep getting bad grades unless / if you check your work more carefully.
2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
Example: If we have (have) enough time, we’ll visit Tricia on the way home.
1 You’d be a fantastic guitar player if you ____practiced____ (practice) more.
2 If she studies enough, she ___will pass_____ (pass) the exam easily.
3 Young people will live at home as long as possible if you ___let_____ (let) them.
4 If I ____had____ (have) the opportunity to enter a talent contest, I’d take it.
5 Anyone would be annoyed if they ___received_____ (receive) a parking fine.
6 She won’t tell you unless you ____if promise____ (promise) to keep it a secret.
7 I ____would buy____ (buy) that laptop if it wasn’t so expensive.
8 They won’t sell their house if they _don’t repaint_______ (not repaint) it first.
9 The waiter will take your order as soon as you ___if be_____ (be) ready.
10 I wouldn’t go to that restaurant if you ___paid_____ (pay) me to!
11 He’ll let you know his decision after he ____if speak____ (speak) to Sam.
12 If you painted the living room white, it ____will look____ (look) bigger.
VOCABULARY
3 Complete the words in the sentences.
Example: Students in the U.S. can leave school when they’re 16.
1 We have to behave at my school because the teachers are very strict_______.
2 Schoolchildren don’t have to wear a school uniform_______ in my country.
3 Zak’s behavior was so bad that he got e_______ from his first school.
4 I’m never going to take________ an exam again. I hate them!
5 Vicky fail________ one of her exams, but she can take it again next month.
6 I need to read________ tonight for my history exam tomorrow.
7 It’s easy to cheat________ on an exam, but I think it’s wrong.
8 Michael doesn’t live at home now because he goes to boarding_______ school.
9 Congratulations! I hear you pass_______ your final exams!
10 Gina starts work again next week, so her three-year-old son will go to preschool_______.
4 Underline the odd one out.
Example: armchair sink wall dresser
1 ceiling fireplace chimney fire
2 modern suburb spacious light
3 basement first floor top floor balcony
4 cottage house apartment garage
5 path floor gate patio
5 Complete the sentences with the correct preposition.
Example: It’s nice in winter when we can sit by the fireplace.
1 They live in the U.S., ___a___ the west coast.
2 I wouldn’t like to live ___on___ the country in winter. I prefer the city.
3 We live ___in___ the outskirts of Paris.
4 He gets plenty of exercise because he lives __in____ the top floor!
5 My brother lives in a suburb ___on___ Boston.
PRONUNCIATION
6 Match the words with the same sound.
nursery subject rude
put pupil education
Example: bird nursery
1 bull _____rude___
2 up ___subject_____
3 shower __education______
4 boot ____put____
5 /yu/ ______pupil__
7 Underline the stressed syllable.
Example: boar|ding
1 gra|du|ate
2 re|li|gious
3 nur|se|ry
4 e|le|men|tary
5 co|llege
