English File Pre-Intermediate

Grammar

Complete the email. Use the verb in brackets in the present perfect or past simple.

Hi Kate,

I’ve just received (just / receive) your email. Sorry to hear you aren’t well. I hope you feel better

soon. You 1 have been (be) really busy recently! 2 have you planned (you / plan) your holiday

yet? In April, 3 went (go) to Norway with my family again. We 4 have been (be) there four times

now! But this time, we 5 didn’t stay (not stay) with my aunt in Oslo. Instead, we 6 hired (hire)

a car so we could visit different places. Then in August, Andrew and I 7travelled (travel) around

Turkey.8 Have you ever been (you / ever / be) there? It’s a really interesting country.

Write soon!

Sofie

Must and Have to. Choose the correct option to complete the text.

How to be tidy

Sorry to give you bad news: the first rule is that you (1) mustn’t / have to tidy your room before

the floor becomes invisible! And I’m afraid that you (2) have to / mustn’t leave old bits of pizza

in your bedroom for more than a few days, or they will start to smell awful. Don’t worry, you

(3) have to / don’t have to organize your wardrobe like a Benetton clothes shop, but you

(4) mustn’t / have to leave your dirty socks under the bed for more than a week! You (5) don’t
have to / mustn’t be perfect but you (6) must / don’t have to try to be tidy if you want to keep

your parents happy.

Tick (✓) the sentences where the bold phrases are right and correct the wrong ones.

1 I take the bus to work because it’s quicker than going by car. Quicker than

2 I prefer visiting Paris in winter. It’s less crowded than in summer. ✓

3 Now I’ve tried them on, these shoes are more comfortable that I thought they were going to

be. than

4 In this photo, you look more young than your sister. Younger than

5 Black cabs in London are more expensive than other taxis. ✓

6 It’s the most beautiful beach I’ve never been to. The sea looks amazing. ✓

7 What’s the nicest thing anyone’s ever said to you? ✓

8 Personally, I think that Barcelona is the best city of the world. in

9 That restaurant over there is fantastic. It’s the cheap in here and you can eat as much food as

you like. Cheapest

Complete the sentences using the verb in brackets + will, shall, or going to, or use the verb

in the present continuous.

1 A I can hardly lift this suitcase. B Wait. I ___ you with it! (help) ’ll help

2 We ___ a party next Friday. Can you come? (have) are having

3 I’ve decided that I ___ a new job. (look for) will look for / am going to look for

4 A Do you want to come to Dave’s on Thursday? B I can’t. I ___ dinner with Sam. (have) am

having

5 My sister’s having a baby, so I ___ an aunt in a couple of weeks. (be) will be / am going to be

6 That little boy’s cycling too fast. He ____ off. (fall) is going to fall

7 A Can I tell you a secret? B Of course. I_____ anyone. (not tell) will not tell

8 A What time is their flight arriving? B I’m not sure. I ____online. (check) will check

present perfect and past simple Circle the correct verb.

Mike: So, where shall we go for our honeymoon?

Gina: I don’t know. Maybe somewhere in North Africa. Have you ever 1 been / gone to

Morocco?

Mike: Yes, 2 I’ve been / I went there.

Gina: I didn’t know that. When 3 have you been / did you go there?

Mike: The year after I 4 have finished / finished university.

Gina: What about Egypt?

Mike: 5 I’ve been / I went there, too.

Gina: Who 6 have you been / did you go with?

Mike: With an ex-girlfriend. But we only 7 have been / went to Cairo. Let’s go there.

Gina: No, let’s go somewhere else.

Complete the dialogues with just, already, or yet.

 Juan: I’ve already seen this film. I saw it at the cinema.

 Jill: Don’t tell me what happens! I haven’t seen it yet!

1. Sara: I’ve just made some biscuits. Would you like one?

Mike: No, thanks. I’m not hungry. I’ve already had lots to eat today.

2. Amal: I haven’t emailed Tom yet. What about you?

Nils: I’ve already sent him six emails!

3. Dave: Have you finished that report yet?

Kate: I’ve just typed the last page. I finished it a few minutes ago!
Fill in the gaps using ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ or ‘x’ (for the zero article).

a. Are you going to ______ beach this afternoon? the

b. Susan is eating ______ apple. ______ apple was red. an / the

c. --- Elephants are very big animals. zero

d. I am at ______ home now. zero

e. Mary is ______ nice girl. a

f. My father is ______ policeman. a

g. That is ______ interesting book. an

h. I’m going to ______ bed. zero

i. My mum has ______ headache. a

j. This is ______ most interesting book I’ve ever read. the

k. Today is ______ third day of our holidays. the

l. What time is it? It’s ______ quarter past ten. a

m. He came home ______ hour ago. an

n. Where is ______ Nile? It’s in Africa. the

o. My cousin is from ______ New York. zero

p. My aunt is staying at ______ hotel in Paris. a

q. My aunt is staying at ______ Hilton hotel in Paris. the

r. This ship sank in ______ Atlantic Ocean. the

Complete the conversations with question tags.

1. A Hi. Your name’s 2, A Guess who called me 3 A You haven’t forgotten

Heather, 1 isn’t it? this morning? about your doctor’s

appointment tomorrow, 7
B Yes, it is. Do we know B It wasn’t your ex-
____________? Have
each other? boyfriend, 4___________
you1?
was he?
A You really don’t
B Tomorrow? But
remember me, 2 An Uh huh.
tomorrow’s Tuesday, 8
_________? do you?
B He isn’t still calling Isn’t it? I’m going to the

B I’m afraid I don’t. you, 5 is he? What does he doctors on Wednesday.

want?
An It’s Jeff. Jeff Dawson. A No, today’s Tuesday,

A Just a chat, I think. Dad.

B Oh my goodness! We

were at school together, 3 B but ex-boyfriends don’t B Oh! Really? Anyway,

_________? weren’t we? just ring for a chat, you’ll ring me tomorrow to

6__________? do they? remind me, 9 won’t you?

A That’s right!

A Yes, Dad.
VOCABULARY

Sports:

circuit/ pitch/ hockey / ski / court / warm up / crowd / get injured/ fans / captain

1 The leader of a sports team.

2 It’s a track used for Formula 1 racing, or motorcycling.

3 You can play tennis and basketball on this.

4 The people who go and watch a sports event.

5 It’s a sport you can play on ice or grass.

6 Before you do any kind of exercise, it’s very important to do this.

7 When this happens to you, you may have to see a doctor.

8 It’s a person who supports a team.

Relationships: Read the stories and complete them with the correct form of the verbs from

the lists. Remember to use the past simple.

Be/ become/ feel / get in touch / get on / leave / lose touch / meet

My best friend at school

I first 1met Ruth on my first day at primary school. We both 2 felt very lost and afraid, but we

soon 3 got on very well from the start because we liked playing the same games together. We 4
became best friends. We 5 were best friends for 15 years at both primary and secondary school,

but unfortunately, we 6 lost touch when we 7 left school to go to university. Recently, I found

her on Facebook and I sent her a message. We 8 got in touch and we’re going to meet up again

after all these years!

celebrate fall in love with get married get to know go out together propose see

My parents

My dad says that as soon as he 9 saw my mum, he 10 fell in love with her. My mum says that

after a couple of months, when she’d 11 got to know my dad, she felt the same. I don’t know if

that’s true or not, but what I do know is that they 12 went out together for seven months before

he 13 proposed to her at the Santiago Bernabéu football stadium, while they were watching a

match! My mum said ‘yes’ and they 14 got married in 1967 in Madrid. They 15 celebrated their

golden wedding anniversary last year and are still incredibly happy together

Work

Ex: A I’m going to apply for that job I saw online.

I You usually have an ……. before a company decides if you get a job with them.

M…………. Do you know anyone who’s been redundant recently?

Q ………… Another way of saying ‘resign’.

U He decided to set …… his own business last year.

B The person who tells you what to do at work is your …….

F ……………. My husband is a journalist and works from home.

J ……………. It’s what you don’t have if you’re unemployed.

N………………. My partner works …. shifts

L …………. A phrasal verb which means the same as ‘search for’.

Word-building

Change the word. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in bold.

1 I wrote a letter of …. to the hotel manager, as I wasn’t happy with the service. COMPLAIN

2 The airline didn’t offer us any …… for the ten-hour delay. COMPENSATE

3 The dinner party wasn’t a …… because Joe was rude to Richard. SUCCEED

4 We have an ………... at home that if my husband cooks, I do the washing-up. AGREE

5 PayPal is a safe way of making a …… online. PAY

6 The house next door is for ………. I’d love to buy it! SELL

7 These sandals are so …... It feels as if I’m not wearing anything on my feet. COMFORT

PHRASAL VERB

1 You need to w…. up before you do any 4 I need to p,,,,, back the money my father

exercise. lent me.

2 We often e …. out, as neither of us likes 5 I’ll come and p,,,,, you up in the car at six

cooking. o’clock. We can go to the party together.

6The goalkeeper was s…. off for a bad foul.

3 My doctor told me I had to c…. out dairy

products because I have an allergy

Write the opposite adjective using a prefix:

 honest → ______  friendly → ______  responsible →

______
 mature → ______  sensitive → ______

Write verbs for the definitions:

 To spend money on something  To get money by working → ______

unnecessary → ______ waste earn

 To receive money from someone  To borrow money → ______ lend

who died → ______ inherit

 To keep money for later → ______

save

Write the strong adjectives:

 tired → ______ exhausted  angry → ______ furious

 dirty → ______ filthy  cold → ______ freezing

 hungry → ______ starving

Complete the life events with the correct verb.

6 be / 4 fall/ 3 - 7 get/ 5 go / 1 have / 8 retire/ 2 start

Example: go to primary school

1. ______ children 2. ______ work 3. _____ married 4. ______ in love

5._____ to university 6. ______ born 7. ______ divorced 8. ______ from work